Anchor - Grapnel - Folding
A neat little Grapnel anchor - this opens and folds with a locking ring. Complete with a short length of chain. A traditional design, the Grapnel has the advantage that no matter how it reaches the bottom, one or more of its flukes will be aimed at the sea bed ready to set. • The design is a non-burying type, with one or more flukes digging in with the remainder above the seabed. • This grapnel is quite light, and may have additional uses as a tool to recover gear lost overboard • Its weight also makes it relatively easy to bring aboard. • The folded shape is compact, and is easy to stow under a seat or in a locker. What to be aware of: • In rock it is often possible to set the grapnel quickly by hooking into the structure • Grapnels rarely have enough fluke area to develop a really strong hold in sand, clay, or mud and as such are usually only used for short-term anchoring of vessels such as small sports boats, RIBs, day sailing and angling boats. • These anchors should always be used with a length of chain to add additional weight and to ensure that the pull of the anchor rope is horizontal along the bottom first before leading up to the boat. This should prevent them breaking out too easily as the boat moves around on the waves Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit