Hello,

I have a 25 for, 2.5 tonne yacht and i need an anchor for sand/mud that is self setting when tide/wind changes direction and wont drag.

I have researched and researched but each site says something different.

Can someone recommend me an anchor that will let me sleep at night for my purposes that is stocked in stores in WA?

Also, what are those cheap BCF plow anchors like?

Thanks

I hope you get some valuable advice.
"Sleep at night / changing wind / current, resetting anchor".
Doesn't sound like anything from sailing reality.
But, This is my own practical approach after a few close encounters.
I did use a few different anchors. Not much luck for night sleep.
Wind change and plotter start screeming, anchor drag.
Getting sick after a year fiddling. Solved the puzzle.
8 meters of water 80 m chain. Guess what is on the end of the chain
doesn't matter at all. Have nice quiet night on anchor.

I think I would rate them Spade, Ultra, Rocna, Manson supreme. Spade not readily available and the Ultra more expensive than most boats.

I have a homebuilt SS copy of an Ultra with about the same ballast as the Spade. 8 metres of 8mm chain and 14mm Terylene road.

For WA conditions (hard sand) I presonally think you can't go past a Delta. Take a wander through most marina's over there and you will find the majority of cruising boats who anchor have a Delta.

But remember the chain is as important as the anchor. The #1 reason alot of people drag is simply not enough chain to keep the shaft of the anchor pulling along the bottom. On that size boat, for sleep easy anchoring I would go a 6kg Delta with 10m-15m x 6mm short link PWB (Oz made, don't buy chinese chain) then 50-70m x 14mm silver rope. This should give you safe anchoring in anything up to 20m or water but also means that even in 3m you can lay out all your chain and tie off on the rope.

Call the guys at Boating Hardware who will have all this in stock and will look after you.

Cheers guys

I went out for a rocna, came back with a Manson supreme :p

Well, I couldn't find anyone that stocked rocna and the supreme looked similar so bought it :p

I will get 10 meters of 8mm chain and 150 meters of 10mm nylon rode shortly

Manson supreme have awesome holding power....I was lucky to find one while diving(It was brand new and was just perfect size for my yacht)...the holding power is far better than my previous CQR which would slowly drag in over 35knts.. The only downside is the main stock shaft is made from thin plate and can be awkward coming in the bow roller.... If in doubt let it all out...I let all my tackle out in overnight stays or if I'm going to be in the one place for a period of time.

I tried the top slot when out at GBR at the end of the day I prefer to drop my anchor in clean sand so I just left it on the bottom hole.....if I think I'm in rocky or reefs I will connect a 10mtr line with a float to the roll bar and pull it out that way .....or worse comes to worse I have dive gear so I will recover it what ever happens. I just use a stainless steel shackle I think the threads knacked as its hard to undo or do up without pliers. Some wire the shackle pin.

Be real careful if you use a whitworths s/s swivel I had one fail on me with retrieval and lost a $500 anchor in a muddy river! I now put a piece of spectra from my chain onto the anchor as a back up...also to tie other anchors onto mine when/if I find one! Haha