Product description:
Manson Plough Anchor
Mad Dog Voyager is outfitted with the Manson plough (Plow) anchor by
Manson
About the CQR/Plough anchors:
So named due to its resemblance to a traditional agricultural plough
(or more specifically two ploughshares), many manufacturers produce
a plough-style design, all based on or direct copies of the original
Coastal Quick Release (CQR), a 1933 design by mathematician Geoffrey
Ingram Taylor. Owing to a now well established history, ploughs are
particularly popular with cruising sailors and other private
boaters. They are generally good in all bottoms, but not exceptional
in any. The CQR design has a hinged shank, allowing the anchor to
turn with direction changes rather than breaking out, and also
arranged to force the point of the plough into the bottom if the
anchor lands on its side. Another more recent commercial design, the
Delta uses an unhinged shank and a plough with specific angles to
develop slightly superior performance. Both can be stored in most
regular anchor roller systems.
Owing to the use of lead or other dedicated tip-weight, the plough
is heavier than average for the amount of resistance developed, and
may take a slightly longer pull to set thoroughly. It cannot be
stored in a hawse pipe.
The genuine CQR and Delta brands are now owned by Lewmar, although
they have both been on-sold several times during their lifetimes.
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