Anchoring properly takes more than an anchor, which is why this kit pairs an 8.5 lb hot-dipped galvanized fluke anchor with 7.9 feet of chain, 75 feet of nylon rope and two 0.4 inch shackles. The chain is the part boaters skip and then regret, since its weight lays the shank flat so the flukes dig in rather than dragging along the bottom. Fluke thickness measures 0.4 inches on a 0.2 inch plate in Q235A galvanized carbon steel, a combination sized for vessels under 18 feet in seas, rivers and sheltered shores. Hot-dip galvanizing resists the corrosion that pits a painted anchor after a season in salt water. The complete kit weighs 15.4 lbs and stows in a locker at 20.3 by 15.2 by 5 inches when the rope is coiled. The anchor weighs 8.5 lbs with 0.4 inch flukes on a 0.2 inch plate. Chain, rope and shackles bring the complete kit to 15.4 lbs.
Anchoring properly takes more than an anchor, which is why this kit pairs an 8.5 lb hot-dipped galvanized fluke anchor with 7.9 feet of chain, 75 feet of nylon rope and two 0.4 inch shackles. The chain is the part boaters skip and then regret, since its weight lays the shank flat so the flukes dig in rather than dragging along the bottom. Fluke thickness measures 0.4 inches on a 0.2 inch plate in Q235A galvanized carbon steel, a combination sized for vessels under 18 feet in seas, rivers and sheltered shores. Hot-dip galvanizing resists the corrosion that pits a painted anchor after a season in salt water. The complete kit weighs 15.4 lbs and stows in a locker at 20.3 by 15.2 by 5 inches when the rope is coiled. The anchor weighs 8.5 lbs with 0.4 inch flukes on a 0.2 inch plate. Chain, rope and shackles bring the complete kit to 15.4 lbs.
