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    Tomcat anchor

    Thanks Bob for all your suggestions. The boating sales market in the US is controlled by West Marine. Fortunately not!.. They have not been very successful selling the Spade and the Ocean anchors... Tests: Ahhhh tests !!!, if you don’t have them you can’t sell your products – If you are «...
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    New anchor coming up upside down

    Hi ccflyer, Thanks for your interest, but as I do not want to "advertise" on the forum, would you be kind enough to contact me direct on my E.mail: info@ancoralatina.com or www.ancoralatina.com Regards João
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    New anchor coming up upside down

    Hi Doryman, This problem is a very simple one and the solution is also very simple :) ... Your anchor is following the physical law of the « lesser effort » :roll: ! Let’s me explain... When your are weighting your anchor, your boat is going slowly forward... Then look at your anchor on...
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    Two anchors -- How to rig, store for FL?

    Thanks for your request, The Tom Cat 255 is 25’5” length overall / beam 8’6” and displacement 6,000 lbs. You will find our anchor size suggestion on: http://www.ancoralatina.com/acolhimento ... ction.html Please note that this size suggestion is for winds up to 60 knots – when most of our...
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    Tomcat anchor

    The « game of similarity » is a very classical one with anchors! I agree « one anchor looks like an anchor » but in your list of similar anchors, you forget one: If you are an anchor « expert », you may know that small differences can completely change the characteristics of an anchor...
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    Tomcat anchor

    It seems that this section is devoted to ANCHORS and ANCHORING? Yes this is my favorite topic, but before posting, I have read the « Forum Rules » All they say is " NO RULES – BE NICE". What CRIME did I do? Showing an interesting ground tackle installation on...
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    Tomcat anchor

    Although it is not a TOMCAT, you could be interested to see this ground tackle installation: Bow roller , windlass , cleats on a new Malcom Tennant designed Catamaran: See: http://picasaweb.google.com/mtdufour/DominoBowRollerTest?feat=directlink# And...
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    anchoring a CD-25

    Although it is not a TOMCAT, you could be interested to see this ground tackle installation: Bow roller , windlass , cleats on a new "Malcom Tennant" designed Catamaran: See: http://picasaweb.google.com/mtdufour/DominoBowRollerTest?feat=directlink# And...
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    Two anchors -- How to rig, store for FL?

    They are few "collapsible" anchors available on the Market, The Fortress (Guardian) is a good anchor, but it takes time to disassemble it. May be I can suggest this new one? When you don't need it, you can easily store it in the bilge... João
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