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The Viking anchors are testing as the best overall anchors anywhere right now. This not only from Goodwin / Panope testing, but also how Mantus has incorporated some of their designs, and anecdotal forum/group evidence. So to answer the question, "what is the best anchor", knowing it could be...

Thanks. I’m trying to vacuum up all that I can from as many trusted people & places I can, so I don’t need to revisit it for 20 years beyond implementation learnings. If I do that for enough parts & systems & strategies, I ought to have a great running start when I wander beyond home waters. No...

Great. I started my narrowing down by copying Steve Goodwin's table above into Claude (AI) and having it convert it into a color-coded spreadsheet (1=red --> green = 5). I focused on what was important to me personally where and how I'd be using it, and got my final 3 to then price-out. But out...

From that book... loads on ground tackle, 20' sailboat / 30' sailboat, anchored in SAND with moderate protection, and freedom to oscillate (there are other methods to test, in the book's appendix, but this was from the table). Moderate protection was defined basically as between good and poor...

While I'm at it, I have a good book recommendation, "Anchoring: A Ground Tackler's Apprentice" (subtitle: Basics and Beyond) by Rudy and Jill Sechez. Link here: https://www.waterwayguide.com/ship-store/product/9/anchoring-a-ground-tacklers-apprentice Unlike most "I sailed a lot and thus am...

From the Viking FB page, it seems Mantus is following their design improvements now, too:

As was recommended here, I checked out the anchor test videos by YouTuber Steve Goodwin. His channel, named after his boat, is SV Panope: https://www.youtube.com/@Panope I was interested in the 20lb anchor tests (doubtful I'd get one that big, but it was closer to my world than the 45lb tests)...

Thanks for this. I'm not sold on the windlass vs drum winch, and am considering a deck-mounted box to house either. I'd also be considering 25' feet of chain, followed by X-feet of nylon, followed by Y-feet of dyneema. I am not actively researching these at the moment, and don't know enough...

The site is far easier since the update/conversion to post pictures-- prior to this it wasn't worth it, ha. You have three options, with the same visuals on a computer as on a phone. Option 1: Copy image from elsewhere (eg, browser tab/window, another application) and paste it into the body of...

Much to my surprise, there is not a single mention (per the search anyways) of MOLLE or PALS panels on this forum (said, "molly" like the name). Although the letters don't line up, MOLLE stands for "modular lightweight load-carrying equipment"-- the "O" must have been added; PALS = pouch...

The hull was changed, IIRC, in the 1980s to add more lift in the stern for heavier outboards. It’s been covered here before so search the forum and see if you’re pre/post that change.

One consideration I read just now, seems a notable mention if one were to "go big" with lots of chain; adding for the discussion: "Don't forget that you have a lot of heavy chain above the center of gravity. That's the main disadvantage of this configuration."

Hi there. Might you please post a picture of the winch on your boat? Am looking into various mounting strategies trying to preserve deck space, gelcoat, original cleats when possible, etc.. Thank you!

This one is inside the anchor locker; person said they'd do it exactly the same next time. There were other pics but I didn't want to share their reg #. But, line goes into the hawes pipe (which Lonestar sells, he said) goes down under the drum and aft, then wraps up and around/forward (ie, drum...

Came across this picture on the FB C-Dory Group. It's the same drum winch/ windlass, flipped 180. 2004 22.

All of this is true, and.... I didn't mind paying $20 a gallon from the hardware store (or whatever) for TrueFuel for my small gas kicker on my daysailer because it saved me the time of draining carb bowls, cleaning jets, etc. (ethanol is required where I live), and lasted me more than an entire...

EDIT: turns out they’re thousands of dollars, lol. Closing that tab forever! Morning. Has anyone ever experimented with hydrogeneration aboard a C-Dory for the purposes of charging a battery bank? My “only a couple minutes” searching online said anything being driven by a propeller will lose...

Great stuff, Tom. Adding to this for the forum (not for you, who knows this) is a succinct and helpful video by Will Prowse on the matter, corroborating the FAA chart and showing the potential failure points (and their minimal risk despite them, provided you’re still cautious as it’s a battery...

(it's worth noting-- "danger is real; fear is not real"-- that they used a Nissan Leaf battery, not exactly a marine LifePO4 ABYC blah blah, and who knows where all their solar and regulators and temperature sensors and BMS and wiring and all the rest came from, was installed by, etc..)

An example of "the lithium battery might start the fire, but your own planning choices might be what kill you". A bit alarmist/sensational to get YouTube views-- that's his "job"-- but still a lesson in here after a sailing couple died due to all of the above: