Danforth Hi-Tensile Anchor, 12 lb for 31-42 ft Boats
- Brand:
- Danforth
- Part no:
- 94020
Image: Fisheries Supply
Where to buy
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Specifications
- Design
- Hi-Tensile
- Size
- 12 lbs.
- Maker's sizing basis
- Boat length 31 - 42 ft.
The Danforth Hi-Tensile is a 12 pound anchor that the maker sizes for boats of 31 to 42 feet. It has a drop-forged steel shank and a hot dipped galvanized finish, with large flukes. The flukes are beveled to let it penetrate the bottom quickly and deeply. Danforth credits that design and its materials, not weight, for the holding it gives.
Our take
At 12 pounds, this Danforth leans on its design rather than its weight for holding, with large flukes beveled to bite deep. The shank is drop-forged steel and the finish is hot dipped galvanized.
From our buying guide
The Coast Guard does not regulate anchors, so no anchor carries its approval. Each maker sizes on its own assumptions, so a size on one chart does not translate to another.
Check before you buy:
- You know what wind the maker's chart assumes. Rocna's assumes 50 knots and Fortress's 30 knots.
- It fits your bow, since makers say some designs fit bow rollers, bow pulpits or bowsprits better.
- The type suits your bottom. A Coast Guard Auxiliary article says the right type depends a lot on your boat, your anchoring and the make-up of the bottom.
