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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
Well ...... let's consider their price ...... the Mantus dinghy anchor is $232.00 ..... the 1.5-lb folding Grapnel is $9.99 ...... and a concrete block, 8"x8"x8" weighing about 15-lbs is $1.48.
For $1.48 ....... the concrete block works very well on the sandy lake bottom and has a single large opening for attaching an anchor line.
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A Lewmar 2.2 lb Claw anchor is $13.75 and it actually works really well. It's so worth the extra $3.76 to $12.27 compared to an anchor that does not work at all a and concrete block.
I really like the Mantus, and if I was anchoring overnight, I'd spend the extra money. The 73 lb anchor on my main boat is a Vulcan which is extremely similar to Mantus anchors in design and price and I spent more for it than I spent to buy my first motorboat, but I like security when I anchor overnight and the weather gets bad.