Hi Greg, We are in Georgetown Bahamas and headed for the Turks and Caicos tomorrow, just wanted to update that we LOVE THE ANCHOR and have named it Monte! Monte digs in hard every time we stop. We have not dragged once since we left Key west over a month ago and have anchored out all but about 5 days in some pretty tough conditions including a sleepless night at Allen Cay in the Exumas when the wind shifted from E to W and we knew Monte could not hold but he did.. We did have one instance where I…

Update we are now in Luperon DR and Monte loves the Luperon Mud! We have some very gusty winds during the day and so far in the last week 2 boats have had their anchors fail and one mooring ball broke loose. We just sit here comfortably knowing that the Mantus is set and we are going nowhere! Thanks again.. John Young S/V Jacasso

A few months ago I purchased a 35lb Mantus anchor for my Endeavour cat 30 sailboat to go with a new windless. I just returned from 2 months cruising the Bahamas. I have sailed for over 30 years and used many brands of anchors. No anchor I have ever used before has set EVERY TIME, in every type bottom, on the first pull except the Mantus. In the heavy grass I always dive to check the set. The Mantus set perfectly every time with only the “roll bar” showing. Heavy tidal currents and midnight storms all failed to unset it….

We have been using the new bridle, hook and carabiner for about two weeks now. As usual the anchor is working great, since removing the swivel I hook up on the first try every time. We have had unusually high wind here this past week and the anchor has worked great. Now that Deb is here I have a second set of hands to help me out when anchoring and picking up mooring ball. I typically drive the boat and she handles the bow work. She is really pretty new to sailing and definitely new to working on a 44…

We just finished coming up the ICW and after many, many nights of anchoring I had tried all kinds of different ways to connect the chain to the bridle. I tried hooks, shackles, rolling hitches, etc. All had their shortcomings. Took too long to install / remove, fell off, etc. Then I found the Mantus chain hook. What a beauty in simplicity! Easy to install on the chain and easy to remove. Literally only takes seconds. The Mantus hook never fell off, even when it lay in mud all night. I could not be happier with this purchase. If you’re…

Hi Folks~ I bought a 45 lb. Mantus and have used it as my primary anchor. We did a portion of the ICW from Georgia to Norfolk and anchored out most of the nights. Let me tell you something, this anchor set EVERY. SINGLE. TIME! Fast and deep. In Georgia and South Carolina we saw currents over 4 knots at some points. We had reversing currents with opposing wind and at one point we had to anchor in Whiteside Creek off of Dewey’s Inlet due to some serious weather building. Whiteside is not protected by anything other than a small…

Gear Review: Mantus Chain Hook December 31, 2013 By Barrie, S/V Alchemy  Since I came across it when researching anchors. I have been coveting the Mantus Chain Hook. A simple design, it seemed to solve all the problems of falling off, yet still be easy to take off during setting and retrieval. We were fortunate enough to get our hands on one for testing at the end of this last sailing season. We were provided with the full bridle version. This has the Mantus Chain Hook, and two 25′ lengths of three strand nylon to serve as a bridle. Once you have the…

After over 60,000 miles of cruising and anchoring 2 or 3 times a week using a combination of a 45lb CQR and a 45lb Danforth anchors with 80 feet each of 3/8″ chain backed up by 100 ft each of 1″ nylon rode, we decided to re-evaluate our ground tackle on Sampatecho II. It wasn’t that we were dragging with any regularity, although we had on occasion and it wasn’t that the 400 lbs on the bow hurt our performance severely although we did ride a little bow-heavy and “stuff” more big seas than I like. Ultimately, it just came…

Hello, Meant to email you sooner, but just haven’t taken the time. We bought our Mantus anchor 35# late last summer, but didn’t get to use it till November. The anchor has been wonderful and definitely the right replacement from our plow. Maybe we’re not anchoring out enough, but our Mantus has set the first time every time we’ve used it and held all night long. You have a great product and the anchor combined with your hook and bridle system is the perfect system for us. Good luck in the years ahead. Bob Schlobohm 9 Lives