Danforth Standard Fluke Anchor, 5 lb
- Brand:
- Danforth
- Part no:
- 94011
Image: Fisheries Supply
Where to buy
Specifications
- Design
- Fluke
- Size
- 5 lbs.
- Maker's sizing basis
- Boat length 8 - 17 ft.
- Bottoms the maker names
- Clay, sand or mud
This is the 5 lb Danforth Standard, a fluke anchor that the maker rates for boats from 8 to 17 ft. It is meant to hold through its design rather than its weight, and its low profile shape stows easily. 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 to step up a size when you want a storm anchor.
Our take
The 5 lbs of weight and low profile shape make this Danforth easy to handle and stow, which fits the 8 to 17 ft boat range the maker gives. Its clay, sand or mud rating tells you to match it to the bottom where you anchor.
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.
