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Spade Anchor in weed. Video #64 of an ongoing anchoring series.
18 July 2016 · 1 min · 8K views · San Juan Islands
What this video covers
Steve Goodwin retrieves a 44-pound Spade anchor from a mud and stone seabed in the San Juan Islands after two days of holding.0:40 The vessel Panope sat in nine feet of water with a 3:1 scope, experiencing wind gusts up to 15 knots.0:31 Despite the presence of weeds, the anchor set immediately upon deployment and showed no movement on the GPS track during the stay.0:28 A camera mounted to a boat hook reveals the anchor buried securely in the substrate with minimal weed accumulation upon retrieval.0:11 In previous attempts at this same location, a Manson Supreme failed to set twice in six tries, whereas the Spade anchor performed reliably on the first attempt.0:40 The anchor’s ability to penetrate the weed-covered mud and stone bottom confirms its effectiveness in this specific substrate.
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