MANSON ANCHORS
Supreme Anchors

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Our story is one like many others only I did not know it until we had our Manson Supreme.

For years we used a genuine CQR because that was the common wisdom. I guess I followed the herd, so to speak. Over the 15 years we used the CQR I was never happy with the way it set. Sometimes we would need to make several attempts in one area while users of another anchor would come in and set theirs on the first try. This was not for poor technique. We always tested the set of our anchor with the motor, as a good mariner should, just before retiring to bed for the evening. Many times the anchor was still not set and we would again, go through the setting routine.

Over the years we learned how to use it but never slept well. It was a one eye open type of rest but not what I could call sleep.

We had a number of draggings when wind or tide shifts occured and three events I would call "set dragging" for lack of a better term where the anchor was certainly set but we steadily moved and dragged when the winds piped up over 30 knots. I even dove on it one morning after dragging. It had been set and left a furrow over 200 yards long in the soft muddy bottom. Lucky for us this was late fall and there were no other boats around.

One night in 2006 we dragged badly. It was after a wind shift and we'd been anchored in this location for three days in winds to 25 knots with no issues at all. We were woken by yelling and the crunching of fiberglass as we'd dragged into another boat when the wind shifted directions and came back up to 15-20 knots. Our plow had failed to reset itself on the middle of the night shift.

That sinlge event cost us thousands of dollars and was the end of our days with the CQR.

I began asking around and takling to owners of Manson Supreme, Spade and Rocna anchors, as well as Delta and Bruce. The responses I got regarding Spade, Manson Supreme and Rocna were nothing short of stunning compared to what we had experienced with our CQR. Many of the folks I spoke with had also been CQR users and that was part of my questioning.

Our Manson Supreme has been such a dramatic change that I am amazed manufacturers can still sell some of the older designs. There is no comparison between our Manson Supreme and our old CQR, none. Some of the comments I kept hearing were "Be careful when you back down it may knock you off the bow.". Initially I dismissed these as exuberance over their anchor choice but I soon found out these people were not joking.

So far our Manson Supreme has set every try on the first try, and within inches. We measured successful sets with our old anchor in tens of yards, if it set at all on the first try.

Our Manson Supreme has never once dragged or failed to reset on us. We can not budge the anchor even with our 50HP diesel in reverse at full throttle using a Max Prop.

We actually had one event, due to weather, where we had no choice but to use a scope of slighlty less than 2:1. We set at a longer scope and backed down hard to set the Manson Supreme then shortened scope as needed. We survived peak gusts to 36 knots at slightly under 2:1. I was certianly nervous, and slept like it was our CQR, but it gave me a reinforced confidence in what these new anchors can do.

This anchor has been some of the best piece of mind I have spent money on for our boat. I actually sleep at night as does my wife.

I can not recommend this anchor strongly enough when compared to our old CQR. Other newer designs may perform similarly but I can only speak to the differnces in performance between our old CQR and our Manson Supreme.

Bill T.

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My wife got this for me for Christmas as we wound up bending the shaft on our Danforth after being committee board on a pretty rough day (30 knot winds and an opposing current). It was literally a shoot out between the Supreme and the Rocna. A big thing was several people I trust said the MS was just as good as the Rocna (and there is criticism the Supreme is a knock off of the Rocna) and that the shaft was a bit thicker and no controversy over the lineage of the steel. From the ratings both hold very well, and while it should not be a consideration the Supreme was about $100 less than the Rocna. Finally, on my Catalina 310 I was worried the Rocna 10 was too small and the Rocna 15 was a bit too big, where the Supreme was in-between size of those two. So with performance about equal, fewer questions about steel quality, a more appropriate size, and a much nicer price the Supreme was the choice. You should check out the video as it is an awesome reason why you buy this anchor. While the video is of a Rocna, you can get the point.

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These new generation anchors really are a huge step up from previous anchors. They set quickly and reliably on the first try almost every time and do not pull out of the seabed when the wind shifts. Their holding power is also very good for the weight, not as good as a fortress but overall, they are a better anchor for someone looking to hang on the hook overnight.

I used to prefer Rocna but with their recent steel issues, Manson Supreme is the clear winner. The only main anchors I would consider these days are this anchor and the Spade.

Bottom line is that it did not budge in a tropical storm and several severe thunderstorms.

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35 lbs Manson Supreme replaced a 22 lbs Delta on my 35' sailboat as the primary anchor. Very happy with the build quality and performance of the anchor.

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My family delivered a 42' North Pacific from Ketchikan to Anacortes over a 5 week period anchoring out 25 days. Our first day we experienced winds gusting to 42 knots and sheltered in a relatively exposed bay at high tide. Held fast on a 3:1 scope. Stormy weather another night at Foggy Bay with mud bottom. Gusts 30kts+, the anchor dug in to the 5th link on the chain.

Anchor was replaced under warranty for cracked weld on roll bar. This didn't affect holding.

60lb Manson Surpreme - I will have one on our next boat and sleep well. Up-size if possible.

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This anchor replaced a CQR that was totally unpredictable. We just cruised for two weeks on the Coast of Maine and never lost sleep.

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Requires tripping on short rode to release. Great for tight anchorages, wish we had known about it when we had our last two boats! Danforths worked well unless tide and wind changed, then hard bottom would rarely allow it to catch again.

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In my area on the river, the bottom is made of clay. Nor the Danforth, nor the Delta held. As for the Manson Supreme, it seems that I bring back half the bottom of the lake with me when I go back to the marina after anchoring. It is incredible. I have a 33 Sundancer. A 22 lbs Manson Supreme should be enough. I went for the 45 lbs Manson Supreme. It held my boat, another one of the same size and a 40-foot Searay Flybridge in windy conditions. We didn't move at all. Best purchase ever.

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It sets very easily! Be careful....once it sets it's set! To get it up you have to drive over it otherwise it may rip your bow pulpit off! What an anchor. We routinely raft up with a 36 Monk. I'm a 390 Mainship. This anchor holds both of us all night in any kind of wind! I have the 33lb size.

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Digs in fast and does not drag on my 34' Meridian. No comparison to the 15kg Claw Anchor that came with the boat. I did some research before buying and this anchor tests well.