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Adjusting the fluke angle of anchors can help optimize penetration for different seabed conditions. Fluke angles of 30° to 35° work best for sands, 50° for mud or soft clays, and 25° to 30° for stiff clays or hard sands. Some anchors can be set to specific fluke angles using heavy chocks that limit the angle as the flukes open. Anchors that cannot adjust, like Bruce anchors, typically have fixed fluke angles between 25° and 30°. Extremely smooth flukes without ridges have also been shown to improve penetrat
- Author
- Alejandro Gil
- Language
- EN