Hurricane Boat anchor
 

Interested to know if any one has tried this American made anchor and what they thought of it. Considering the 22lb for my Sceptre.

Never used one of those, actually never heard of it, however I've used these and they are bad ass....

http://www.wholesalemarine.com/lewma...kBQaApvu8P8HAQ

But that's not what you need. You need more polished SS bling on the bow......don't worry about the price difference! :)

http://www.wholesalemarine.com/new-l...w-anchors.html

Don

What kind of bottom are you using that in ?

I use a Danforth in almost exclusively sandy bottom with healthy doses of seaweed from time to time. However, I like the one pc design of the plow.

Hurricane tiedowns
 

If you really want to protect your boat, put it on trailer and install one of these at front and back of boat trailer, tie trailer down to anchors and tie boat to trailer . . . assuming you are on high enough ground to be above storm surge of course! For additional margin, put chocks in front and back of tires, let some air out of tires, lower nose wheel on trailer, leave bilge plug out, and fill bilge with water until it runs out transom drain.

I'm with ya on the one piece! I use it on both sand and grass, however if I'm going to be anchoring in a rocky area I always connect the end of the chain to the head of the anchor (for lack of a better word), the fluke end and use large tie wraps to attach a link of the chain to the main anchor connection. I noticed looking at a Google search the anchor is recommended by one of the "TV fishing show Captains", and they had it set up this way at the beginning of the video, just in case you hang up on a rock. No matter what, lots of chain is your friend. Plus I liked the part of the video where the sweet young lady was throwing the anchor off the boat....almost makes it worth the price! :)

Hey Don,

I have used the Lewmar claw anchor. I have had terrible luck in sea grass with it and hear the Delta had the same issue? It was amazing in sand and Tampa Bay mud.

Looks interesting. It got me searching around and this one looks pretty cool too. I just ordered a claw anchor but these have me second guessing it. Maybe there is some trick camera work in the production of these vids though..

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J8WJGNeeYzs

I'm with ya Nate on this. You and Eric are close to each other in St. Pete, if you get one of either the Hurricane or Mantas you two could do an impartial side by side test! :)

Reading some reviews on their testimonials on the Manta webpage. These are real people in real, some scary, situations. I think I will give the 25lb a shot! no more Lewmar claw for me!

Interesting how they rate the anchor's weight to boat size and conditions, a lunch, working, storm and violent storm. I thought the 25# was overkill, however as working anchor it's just right. Good luck!

Can't wait to hear how it works. I mispoke on the one I ordered, its actually a Delta style anchor. Ill probably just roll with it for a while but change later depending on how much you end up liking your Mantus. They look awesome! Good luck!

Hey Don,

Their website rate my boat loaded up for the 25lb as a working anchor. They changed it to the 16lb when I said lunch anchor. I would rather be safer than sorry.

About four years ago, Practical Sailor tested a bunch of anchors of hold strength, resetting ability, versatility, etcetera. The one they chose as best for all-around use, based upon penetration and holding endurance in various bottom types was an English-made anchor called the Spade (which is now also made in the USA). It also came in 3rd in resetting ability.
It's kind of a chisel-point plow-type anchor. I bought two of the S-40 galvanized models.
See the anchors here: https://www.spadeanchorusa.com/how-to

Just an observation, as most of you know I dive for most of my fish and have recovered hundreds of anchors. The common denominator in what I find is that the plow, claw, delta type anchors seem to wedge themselves in the cracky limestone bottom here in the GOM. I find them all the time with ample rode and some with release options that failed to work.

How people anchor may have a great deal to do with why they have such bad luck. If you drop your anchor right on the high relief any anchor is likely to get stuck. That said, the issue may be that they attempt to anchor properly in the sand up current from the relief and it drags into the reef before it holds. For me and my commercial friends, we use Danforth style Guardians or Fortress with ample stainless rode. These seem to do a good job hooking in the sand and holding the boat over where the fish are. While there may be better deltas out there, I have never been impressed with them holding where I need them to hold and not sliding into the reef.

I was sent a suggestion to check out "fishbras" on Instagram, as luck would have it there is a very nice picture of a Hurricane anchor. Looks like it is in good hands and should hold as advertised. :)

ANCHOR, ANCHOR, What you talkin' about Kenny? You ain't even got no anchor or a jug either. Least I ain't never seen one used when I was out on the C-130 Specter Gunship. Yur just study'in that bottom machine like some Doctor doing open heart surgery and then you say "Jump in right here". When I axe ya "Are you gonna throw a bouy, cause I need to know which way to swim?" You say, "Naw, it's right here; just swim away from yur bubbles". I'm old, so I'm think'in what if my Rheumatism kicks in, or a Planers Wart crops up, or I start cough'in like Hillary, then what? I don't have no string to come home on. It's conforming to know Mel's in the boat and she does know what's going on and she makes really good sandwiches too! So you chim'in in on anchors is like me chim'in on on Merc's - I never liked the Green ones, the White ones or the Black ones. I never had a Red one 'cause that was before my time. I'm old but not that old!