Danforth Standard Fluke Anchor, 43 lb
- Brand:
- Danforth
- Part no:
- 94016
Image: Fisheries Supply
Where to buy
Specifications
- Design
- Fluke
- Size
- 43 lbs.
- Maker's sizing basis
- Boat length 36 - 45 ft.
- Bottoms the maker names
- Clay, sand or mud
This is the 43 lb Danforth Standard, a fluke anchor that the maker rates for boats from 36 to 45 ft. It is meant to hold through its design rather than its weight. The flukes are steel, the shank is high strength steel, and everything carries a hot dipped galvanized coating. The maker names clay, sand and mud as the bottoms where it holds best, and says a larger size can double as a storm anchor.
Our take
The 43 lb Danforth is the maker's pick for boats of 36 to 45 ft, and its hot dipped galvanized finish is meant for long protection in seawater. Clay, sand or mud are the bottoms the maker names, so check yours.
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.
