Anchors ‘aweigh’... or ‘away’ ??
The call “Anchors Aweigh!” is not just the title of the US Naval Academy’s rousing fight song, it’s also the call made when the anchor is actually off the seabed during the raising process. The anchor that came with the boat was a hinged 13 pound Danforth (fluke) style anchor made of galvanized steel which folded flat enough to allow storage in the anchor locker. Unfortunately, the installed bow roller is too small to allow storage of the anchor on the bow roller itself. This means when you want to lower the anchor you have to remove it from the locker, maneuver it under both the furling line and bow pulpit and then over the bow roller before finally grabbing the chain and lowering away. Doing this one-handed with a 13 pound anchor while leaning over a pitching bow is neither easy nor safe, so I ordered this: This is a virtually identical anchor, only it’s made out of aluminum-magnesium instead of steel; it has the same dimensions, same holding power and same structural strength, b