ASK SAIL
Mar 13, 2018
4 minutes
DON CASEY HAS WRITTEN MANY BOOKS AND ARTICLES ON MARINE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
BRIAN HANCOCK IS A SAILMAKER, WHITBREAD RACE VETERAN AND CREATOR OF GREATCIRCLESAILS.COM
GORDON WEST IS AN ELECTRONICS EXPERT WHO SPECIALIZES IN RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
NIGEL CALDER IS AN AUTHOR AND EXPERT ON BOAT SYSTEMS AND DIESEL ENGINES
ANCHOR ANGST
Q: Strong breezes and changing tidal currents here on Florida’s east coast make overnight anchoring very challenging. At the suggestion of a friend, I recently bought a 35lb plow anchor for my 1988 Catalina 27 to get better holding. He was right, this anchor holds very well, but as you may guess, it is busting my back to break it off the bottom and
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