[AdamLein]

Okay hold on a second. I keep reading about how stainless steel is unsuitable for use below the waterline. So how come I see so many stainless anchors?

 

[AdamLein]

Okay! I thought as much, and yet they seem so ubiquitously marketed, even by respectable manufacturers like Manson and Rocna. Good to know.

 

[AdamLein]

hmm, so if stainles is so poor under these conditions what about aluminum?

My guess is that aluminum is considered too light... my current anchor is a fairly large but aluminum fluke, and it's surprisingly tricky to set. Also I wouldn't trust it under heavy load, especially after a wind shift; if it holds, the torque would probably bend the shank.

 

[AdamLein]

Perhaps just because their customers want them??

Yeah but, not everything that everybody wants is actually the right thing for them to have.