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Originally Posted by heaaron
I don't think Catalina specifies any particular anchor since anchor selection seem to be highly dependant on the cruising grounds. I'm on the Chesapeake bay and the 45 lb CQR seems to hold when all the anchors are dragging. Plus, it is a fairly new $600 anchor, so I'd like to make work. I have to replace the anchor roller anyway because the existing one was bent when a docking powerboat accidentally hooked us this summer.
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Not to try to turn this into another anchor debate, but heaaron the fact that you'd like to make it work simply because the anchor's worth a certain amount isn't going to actually make it work once it's on the seabed. Camaraderie is correct. Furthermore, a CQR is not ideal for the Chesapeake, owing to its small fluke area which doesn't offer adequate resistance in mud.
Perhaps you could take a look at the
recent SAIL testing.
Failing that, one of the issues you need to watch for with the CQR is the articulated shank, which may allow the fluke to rock about when it's on the roller.
Photos of your bow may be helpful.