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How and Why They Work
The holding power of any anchor is directly related to how deeply it sets and holds the sea bed. Most anchors on the market today are restricted by design to plowing along near the surface of the sea bed and rarely, if ever disappear completely below the sea bed. Cooper Anchors, very simple design with its weighted tip, straight streamline shank and small blade are designed to completely disappear below the sea bed and stay there even through wind and tide changes. The small area between the shank and the tip, (See Diagram below) allow cooper anchors to change direction with less effort, especially during anchor retrieval. As the boat is pulled forward, over and above the anchor, the anchor rotates with the vertical pull and is retrieved with the same effort, or less than was used in its setting.
The small blade on the shank of the Cooper anchor completely eliminates the possibility of the anchor staying in its back. By creating a new balance point that causes the anchor to roll onto its tip and set immediately. The small blade also increases holding power and stabilizes the angle of attack as the anchor buries because the small blade and the main blade are at the same angle and support each other. All of which ensure the anchor sets deeply and provides the maximum holding power for your safety and pleasure.
Protecting our reefs. To protect our reef and reduce the risk of becoming permanently hooked up, simply move the shackle to the hole in the base of the shank, and use a cable tie through the top hole and chain. If the anchor does become stuck, the cable tie breaks and the anchor releases backwards without damaging the reef (if you wrap the cable tie through twice, you won't leave it behind). When anchoring in anything other than reef, sleeping over night or through a change of tide, the main hole should be used.
Field tests have been carried out over a number of years in a variety of sea beds and as many of our customers have testified, they set fast and hold very well in most sea beds. Because Cooper Anchors are smaller than most anchors, there maximum holding power can take a few seconds longer to be achieved. It is as the Cooper Anchor moves deeper into the sea bed, that their outstanding holding power becomes very evident.