Pool type anchors

You can always do what this guy does if they don't fit on your backing plates. ????

Those toenails might need some work. Look like mine

Nice! We are hauled out and I thought it would be a good idea to drop the chain and paint it. Holly **** hauling that chain back in by hand is tough! Fork lift got the 296lb anchor but the chain was a work out!!

Size does matter. "New" pool aboard had no dragging as we were tied up in Quail Valley for a long weekend. Given the effort of trying to drag it through the silt for all of 25 feet, I'd say there won't be any issue when we are actually relying on it...

It seems to have been the common practice among manufacturers to undersize their anchors to save space and weight. That's changing slowly. Now several factors will determine the best size and weight of the anchor for each boat.

Since the thread has been resurrected after almost 3 years, I couldn't resist throwing in this anecdote;
Many years ago, the San Diego Yacht Club committee boat had to reset the starting line for a Regatta as the wind had shifted. Rather than weighing anchor and resetting, the operators gave it all the beans in reverse to drag the anchor to another location. There was a really loud "thunk" and the port engine stalled. The port shaft had pulled completely out of the coupling and screwed itself into the rudder! The committee boat had to be towed in as one engine and no steering couldn't be simply glossed over. I saw the coupling and shaft, and it was a simple clamping-type coupling with no transverse keeper or shaft-end nut.

morning i need some anchorig advice:
sailing the Med i see a lot of big boats using the two Pool anchors and two landlines to anchor even in very confined spots, in contrast to small boats who are anchoring free. i myself spending approx 150 nights a season at anchor with a spade and it will hold even above 40 knots which we have quite regulary with the Meltemi and catabatic gust or squalls. my next boat in the 20 m and 70 ton range will have pool anchors too and i really wonder if they are as safe as my bow operated spade / rocnar type ancor. I understand while free anchoring you only can use one pool anchor so thats maybe the reason the big yachts allways looking to get landline connected and using to anchors, which is a lot of work and when you have big wind shifts you can get into trouble. I have seen big yachts slowly dragging with one pool out. hope some captain here could help. the trawler i am looking at with 70 tons has only 2x60kg pool anchors where i would use one 110 kg rocna to be on the safe side. maybe i have to install a bow roller setup......

What you’re seeing with large vessels using multiple anchors and lines is about both anchoring and maintaining a perspective of site lines for those aboard. They have no willingness to swing. Based on my own pool setup and 65 ton, I’d guess she’s set up about right.

That 200 pool with 1/2” chain allows me to sleep very well at 68’/65 ton. It was a terrific upgrade for me.