What effect does lifting the shank of a...

🔍 Key Concepts

• Stockless anchor design – how the shank and flukes are shaped to set and hold • How an anchor holds – flukes buried, chain lying on the bottom providing a low lead angle • Effect of changing the pull angle – what happens to flukes when the shank is lifted instead of pulled horizontally

💭 Think About

• Picture the anchor already well set with the flukes buried. If you start lifting the shank, how does that change the angle of pull on the flukes? • Ask yourself: for a stockless anchor, does a more vertical pull tend to make the flukes dig in farther, pop out, or stay the same? • Think about the chain: if the shank (and thus the crown) comes up off the bottom, does that make it easier or harder for the chain to stay clear and aligned with the pull direction?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on what a stockless anchor looks like (hinged flukes, no stock at right angles to the shank). • Visualize whether the flukes stay buried, dig deeper, or pivot out when the shank is raised toward vertical. • Consider whether a more vertical pull tends to increase holding power or tends to break the anchor out of the bottom.

What effect does lifting the shank of a Stockless anchor that is set on the bottom have?

The probability of fouling the chain decreases

The flukes will break free of the bottom

The probability of fouling the chain increases

The flukes will dig deeper increasing the holding power

🔍 Key Concepts

💭 Think About

✅ Before You Answer