For your 41 you might consider a 66 pound Bruce.
Your 16.5 was greatly assisted by the very appropriate amount of chain rode
you had out. ( Rather unusual for East Coast sailors not to trade weight for
chances, while cruising in shallow waters of the region.)
The Bruce design has a difficult time with tidal waters' sandy bottoms that
are hard, on account of being rather blunt to be effective at digging.
I usually have a swimmer snorkeling the hook during the process of setting
the anchor when in the Caribbean. On many occasions the Bruce needed a "lift
& push" by the diver to start digging, while the opposing anchor (Bahama
moor) set without help, and being a CQR type plow.
Having said that, I do believe that the Bruce is a very good all around
ground tackle.
Since the copy restrictions elaps a couple of years ago, you can now
purchase a very good "knock-off" Bruce for around two hundred dollars US. I
have had a chance to use a few of these Chinese copies since they came on
the market, and can attest to their Investment Casting technology to be
acceptable.
Albeit obviously not possessing the static strength of the drop forged
Bruce.
Capt. Joe
www.marinesupportonline.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Finn & Judy Frederiksen finnsf@execulink.com
To: trawlers trawler-world-list@samurai.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 12:41 PM
Subject: TWL: Bruce anchor
my Wife and I went down the ICW in 1989 and spent about 48 hrs just north
the Railroad Bridge in Wilmington anchored in a Nonsuch 30 with a 16.5lbs
Bruce and 110' of chain, and had no proplems! remember Hugo! it blew at
times 70 + knots, and that whole Year we had no dragging whatsoever, I am
thinking that I might get a 44 lbs for my P/T 41 Sedan, Finn
For your 41 you might consider a 66 pound Bruce.
Your 16.5 was greatly assisted by the very appropriate amount of chain rode
you had out. ( Rather unusual for East Coast sailors not to trade weight for
chances, while cruising in shallow waters of the region.)
The Bruce design has a difficult time with tidal waters' sandy bottoms that
are hard, on account of being rather blunt to be effective at digging.
I usually have a swimmer snorkeling the hook during the process of setting
the anchor when in the Caribbean. On many occasions the Bruce needed a "lift
& push" by the diver to start digging, while the opposing anchor (Bahama
moor) set without help, and being a CQR type plow.
Having said that, I do believe that the Bruce is a very good all around
ground tackle.
Since the copy restrictions elaps a couple of years ago, you can now
purchase a very good "knock-off" Bruce for around two hundred dollars US. I
have had a chance to use a few of these Chinese copies since they came on
the market, and can attest to their Investment Casting technology to be
acceptable.
Albeit obviously not possessing the static strength of the drop forged
Bruce.
Capt. Joe
www.marinesupportonline.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Finn & Judy Frederiksen <finnsf@execulink.com>
To: trawlers <trawler-world-list@samurai.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 12:41 PM
Subject: TWL: Bruce anchor
> my Wife and I went down the ICW in 1989 and spent about 48 hrs just north
of
> the Railroad Bridge in Wilmington anchored in a Nonsuch 30 with a 16.5lbs
> Bruce and 110' of chain, and had no proplems! remember Hugo! it blew at
> times 70 + knots, and that whole Year we had no dragging whatsoever, I am
> thinking that I might get a 44 lbs for my P/T 41 Sedan, Finn
>
>
