Heavy duty Stern anchor bag

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Heavy duty Stern anchor bag

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Hey guys

Does anyone have any recommendations on stern anchor bags? I’m looking for something heavy duty with good stitching. I’ve looked on defender.com but wasn’t overly impressed with what I found for the application.

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Re: Heavy duty Stern anchor bag

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I'd also be interested to hear what others have come up with. In the past I've made my own out of various synthetic heavy canvas with webbing around it and a drawstring at the end. A mesh material like Phifertex® Standard Vinyl Mesh Grey 54" Fabric is better to allow the wet rode to dry. People use it to make their own lee cloths and I assume it's strong enough to hold the nylon rode and some chain.
https://www.sailrite.com/Phifertex-Mesh-Grey-X11-54
If you're not going to make your own then the large West Marine anchor rode bag Model # 9208265 is what I've used in recent years. It works good for my Jordan Series Drogue as well.
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Re: Heavy duty Stern anchor bag

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I like the Phifertex material a lot and think long-term that would be the way to go. I've used just a regular duffle bag with a zipper enclosure and that's done the job fairly well while being easy to move around. Also, in a pinch, a plastic bucket.
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