kaveman wrote: Tagit chutes are also worth a mention |
Motorhead wrote: What do these perform like? http://oceanangler.co.nz/product/sea-anchors/ I have a cheapish type funnel sea anchor (Blue PVC/Canvas material?) and I think the performance is average. |
straks007 wrote: Flick a PM to ohsif on here and he should be able to sort you or point you in the right direction. We got one of his sea anchors for our 6m boat and it's by far the best we've ever used. |
kaveman wrote:
Went out on a boat a few weeks ago and they had just bought one, was next to useless, wouldnt even open properly |
muchalls wrote: The OA parachute ones look great, but pricey. I have a blue Tagit one that works fine. Useful tip- a section of thick bungee cord (bought by the metre from Bunnings. Either tied in to make a loop in the mainline, or in place of the mainline) in the main line helps dampen sudden jolts eg if you get hit by some wake. |
kaveman wrote:
Went out on a boat a few weeks ago and they had just bought one, was next to useless, wouldnt even open properly |
Uncle wrote:
Must be some sort of problem there Kev. I have the 5' model for my wee tub & it works perfectly. I have tried numerous other sea anchors prior & none compared with the OA version. There were a couple of times when it "collapsed" in choppy water but an "o" ring bungy fixed that |
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