XYZ Marine Products
XYZ Soft Mud Boat Anchor
Technical Specifications
Fluke: High Quality Hot Dip Galvanized Steel
Shank: High Quality Hot Dip Galvanized Steel
| XYZ Soft Mud | Boat Length | Shackle Size | Chain Size/Length | Three-Strand Nylon Rope Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30lbs / 14 kg | Up to 59’/19M | 3/8”/10mm - 7/16”/12mm | 5/16” - 7/16” 0 - 25’/8 M |
5/8”/16mm - 7/8”/23mm |
| 15lbs / 7 kg | Up to 45’/15M | 1/4”/6mm - 3/8”/10mm | 1/4”- 5/16 0 - 18’ /6 M |
5/8”/16mm |
| XYZ Soft Mud | Length | Width | Hight | Usable Fluke Surface Area |
Fluke Thickness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30lbs / 14 kg | 23”/585mm | 20”/502mm | 12.25”/344mm | 1577cm2/244”2 | 3/8”/10mm |
| 15lbs / 7 kg | 18”/468mm | 16”/412mm | 11.5”/294mm | 889cm2/138”2 | 5/16”/8mm |
The new XYZ Soft Mud Boat Anchor is especially designed for soft mud and watery/slippery sea bottoms. This boat anchor is a product of years of research and development. The firs generation of the XYZ Boat Anchor won the Practical Sailor’s 2006 Soft Mud Anchor Test.
Most of the very soft bottoms have mixed density and slippery texture, which makes them difficult to set a boat anchor in. In order to hold in soft bottoms the boat anchor must have ultra large fluke surface and wide front tip. Very steep angle of penetration is an imperative. The boat anchor must be capable of ultra short scope (2:1) and ability to rotate itself in a correct position and hold correct orientation during movement in any direction.
The new XYZ Soft Mud Anchor is design to perform as described.
It is known that not one boat anchor is perfect for all anchoring
bottom. Cruising boatmen, rarely knowing what is on the
seabed of the anchorages they may visit, should always
carry more then one type of anchors. All soft mud bot-
toms offer greatly reduced holding power. When
general-purpose boat anchor is used some bottoms offer as
little as just 10% of the holding available in firmer bot-
toms! Setting and orientation of the boat anchor in those
bottoms is often unpredictable.
The new XYZ Soft Mud Boat Anchor could be assembled
in matter of minutes and when disassembled it takes very
little space.
The only real boat anchor test is to compare the holding
power of different boat anchors, of the same weight, on the
same bottom. We at XYZ, strongly encourage testing and
comparing XYZ boat anchors with another popular boat anchors.
XYZ Soft Mud Boat Anchor - fluke is long, thick and heavy (Distance A). During penetration all weight is transfered to the back that enables fast setting in a short distance.
Distributing most of the weight backward by extending long thick and heavy blade’s surface (Distance A) and reducing distance between shackle point and front fluke’s tip (Distance B) enables excessive force to be transferred at the front fluke’s sharp point. Force on the front tip (on the 15kg/33lbs Extreme) is equal to about force on average anchor of 45kg/100bs.
SIX MONTHS, UNCONDITIONAL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE, IF NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED!
LIFETIME LIMITED WARRANTY
Watch the
XYZ boat anchor
in action. Video of our
boat anchor during its
developmental stage...
Wide front fluke’s tip and ultra short scope (2:1) is imperative for soft mud bottoms
*XYZ urges mariners, whenever possible, to avoid anchoring in living coral to avoid damaging this important ecosystem.
The boat anchor on your boat should be like the brakes on your car, designed for use in the most severe situations! When your life and your boat depend on a boat anchor, there should be no compromises!
The XYZ has been tested under EXTREME loads.
Acceptable Force Direction
from 0° to -180°
Rotation Point
360° Rotation
Design of the XYZ enables 360° rotation. Even when pull from 180° backwards, XYZ anchor will rotate horizontally and, under force, continue to set deep.
Extra large surface of the blade’s front part enables instant setting even at very soft bottoms.
The holding power
of a boat anchor is
directly proportional
to the surface area
of the fluke.
High Tensile Steel
Galvanized
7kg/15lbs -
boats up to 13M/43’
15kg/32lbs
boats up to 18M/59’
Usable blade (32lbs boat anchor)
surface area:
1577cm2/244inch2
That is equal to about
110lbs/50kg
CQR anchor
Almost 80%
of the boat anchor’s weight
is in large, heavy,
saw blade surfacer
BOAT ANCHOR SHANK
A long shank is easy to bend or even break; a short shank is much stronger. The optimum shank is short, strong, and sharp on both the bottom and top edges. Sharp edges allow the shank to cut through the bottom, not restricting the boat anchor's ability to bury deeply. ALL EXISTING BOAT ANCHORS have long shanks simply because the boat anchor design does not allow them to be shorter.
SHANK
Ultra short and
strong
SHANK
Unlike long, short shank is very
hard to bend. Light, sharp and
strong shank has almost no
penetration resistance.
BLADE PLATE
Thick, heavy, ultra large, and
sharp front saw
blade edge
NO WELDING - Easily
Assembled in minutes
XYZ can be assembled in
minits.
NO WELDING!!!
Connection between the shank
and the blade is made with 4 OVERSIZED
18-8 stainless steel screws.
(1/2”/13mm - on 32lbs/15kg)
each capabele of holding
2 (two) large, male 6 Tons, African elefents.
Important notes:
The setting and holding ability of ANY boat anchor is not only a function of boat anchor size, weight and design; it is also a function of the seabed surface and its substance. Some seabed surfaces offer poor holding to ANY boat anchor. *Boat anchor weight/boat size suggestions are based on good anchoring bottoms such as deep consistent sand, mud and clay.
Performance data for XYZ boat anchors are also based on using appropriate size rode for the boat anchor weight and boat length. XYZ Marine Products does not grant any warranty on holding power or performance.
Testing to failure was done using various 11 lbs/5kg – 32lbs/15kg XYZ boat anchors. In the USA, tests were done on deep consistent and/or mixed sand, at numerous locations in Long Island Sound, NY. We used a 45’/15 ton, 400HP fishing boat. The boat is owned by Captain Jim McGinness, who witnessed all the testing. Similar tests have been done on the Croatian Adriatic with boats up to 1000 HP. Tests were done with high RPM achieving sudden impact to the boat anchor that was properly set. Several times we broke 3/4“/20mm (rated at 13,000 lbs/6 ton) three- strand twisted Nylon rope. We also broke 3/8”/10mm stainless steel cable wire and 5/16”/8mm chain. Of all of the rhode materials, chain was the hardest to break! After repeatedly testing to rhode failure, the XYZ boat anchor was carefully inspected. IT SUFFERED NO DAMAGE OR DEFORMATION!
*The XYZ urge mariners, whenever possible, to avoid anchoring in living coral to avoid damaging this important ecosystem.
Because of continued product improvement, XYZ reserves the right to make changes without notice.
USA Patent # 5,469,802 USA and International Patent Pending