| | | the Sarca (Sand and Rock Combination Anchor), an anchor we'd describe as a hybrid plow-style, in 13 sizes in both hot-< lip pod gak a-nized steal and stainless steel. We tested a galvanized No. 4. II has a couple or features not seen on most other plow-style anchors: a hoop on the rear of the anchor and a Eull- leng! li hLi;■! led shank. A< .....'ding lu Anchor Right, the hoop does two things: II facilitates rollover should the anchor land on the bottom inverted and it keeps chain from tangling in 11«; flukes. The slotted shank serves as an automatic trip to allow easy anchor removal from rocky bottoms. | | performer with a rather stiff price tag. This anchor may be difficult to locate and purchase in the U.S., but it can be ordered from the company's website, BULWAGGA This symmetrical three-fluke do-sign constructed from galvanized steel has done well in our previous anchor tests. In those tests, it hit big holding power numbers when tested on long scopes and stayed buried in Our veer test. Downsides mentioned before were difficulty carrying and stowing the Bull. The company website has answered some of these complaints by showing ways to slow Ihe anchor in the pulpit or bow anchor roller on some larger heals. On heals wit h smaller anchor lockers, yon would he hard pressed lo stow this anchor. The Bulwagga definitely favored the longer scope of our 7:1 test where it hit 500 pounds and held 480. It only dragged about 3 feet. When tested at the shorter 3:1 scope we could never hit our target of 500 pounds. ¡1 just dragged | | 15 Teet through the mud at 450 pounds. The Bulwagga is priced at $238 and carries a one-year war-Bottom Line: The Bulwagga provides easv sels and good holding power when strung on a long scope, but it can be hard to store on a small boat. DANFORTH DEEP SET II Tie Down Engineering bought Danforth Anchors from Rule in 2000 and today markets the Danforth brand name. The Deep Set II that we tested is constructed from hoi dipped galvanized premium steel in a very strong configuration thai boasts a shank tensile slrengl h of 200,000 psi, On the long scope, the Dan fort h set easily and managed to hold 450 pounds of pressure. At the short 3:1 scope Ihe [Jeep Set II managed to hit 500 pounds then fell right off to 350 once the pull stopped. The Danforth 23-pound Deep Set II is priced at $240 and carries a lifetime warranty. Bottom Line: The popular Dan- | | |