best Reef anchor?

[jchief]

Off another site and different anchor, but same principle.


I wanted to post pics of my breakaway anchor setup. It works very well and reduces the possibility of the chain become entangled in the flukes preventing them from swinging and setting. I rigged another today and took some pics.
Instead of running chain the length of the anchor, I use a piece of stainless steel cable. The loop at the end attached to the chain is small. The loop at the base of the anchor is large and allows free movement of the flukes. Two zip ties keep the cable from getting caught on the flukes as they swing.
Three zip ties at the top seem more than sufficient and are actually very hard to break loose when you need to but I have had two zip ties break on me. I also have a small shackle I can run through the end when I am anchoring in a dangerous area and don’t want to rely on the zip ties (like the fireworks show this week). I took the pics before safety wiring my shackles but rest assured they are secure now.
I also have some rubber end caps to be 5200’d to the ends of the bar at the base of the flukes. These ends seem to be magically attracted to gel coat. The rubber caps have saved me quite a bit of damage. Available in the hardware department of Home Depot and last quite a long time.