VULCAN: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ROCNA The Vulcan anchor is Rocna’s first major design development since the launch of the highly successful and acclaimed Rocna anchor itself. Following on the success of the Rocna, designer Peter Smith was often approached by customers seeking to experience the exceptional holding power and setting performance of a Rocna, but who had difficulties accommodating the roll-bar design on their bow. After years of testing and development, Peter has come up with a design that meets the needs of these customers – the Vulcan. UNIVERSAL APPEAL The Vulcan is carefully designed to offer the greatest possible compatibility across a wider range of vessel bow configurations, particularly powerboats with a bow pulpit. It brings the security and reliability of the Rocna anchor, highly successful and popular with offshore cruisers and adventurers, to a wider range of boaters who we believe desire improved anchoring performance. AN INHERITANCE OF GENUINE PERFORMANCE The original Rocna has ”set the bar” for the highest performance and consistency of behavior when put to the test both by a worldwide array of users and in numerous independent tests. This performance is the result of careful design and engineering by Peter, who has again put to work all of his knowledge and experience to develop a variation on the theme of the ultimate anchor. The new Vulcan capitalizes on already finely tuned design elements, infusing many of its elder sibling’s proven performance advantages for an extremely quick and reliable set across a range of seabeds combined with rock solid holding power. NEW SOLUTIONS FOR OLD CHALLENGES Breaking from the Rocna design, the Vulcan features a unique combination of shank and fluke geometry – including an innovative roll-palm at the rear of the fluke – which self-rights the anchor on the seabed without the use of a roll-bar. This is assisted by the V-bulb which extends fluke ballast downward to gain maximum leverage and efficiency. This development permits a larger fluke surface area than competing designs which rely on simple dead weight, while the concave fluke is similar in design to the Rocna, directly equating to more holding power and security. FIT FOR ALL VESSELS – AND THEIR OPERATORS The omission of a roll-bar along with a carefully designed shank profile ensures a snug fit on the bows of a widely expanded range of vessels. Platforms, bowsprits, prods, stays, and other protrusions are easily cleared with no hassle or inconvenience. SMOOTH BOW INTERACTION & COMPATIBILITY The Vulcan’s shank shape encourages self-launching and self-stowing upon retrieval on the majority of bow rollers, with a liquid smooth action, ensuring ease of use for all operators. STRENGTH FROM SOPHISTICATED DESIGN In addition to the use of high tensile steel, shank strength is optimized by a unique I+V profile shank design , granting improved resistance to bending courtesy of a computer optimized I-beam geometry. This visually elegant innovation also improves setting performance, with the lower V edge cutting into the seabed and minimizing resistance to a deep and secure burial. IN THE IMAGE OF THE GODS Embodying the rugged strength and elegant designs of its namesake – the ancient god of fire and metal smithery – the Vulcan is milled from the heritage of the Rocna anchor and the demands of innovation. Formed from high strength steels or stainless steels, and finished with the utmost attention to detail and quality. GUARANTEED FOR LIFE Like the Rocna, each Vulcan anchor comes with a Lifetime Warranty against both breakage and bending in addition to manufacturing defects. COMPETITIVELY PRICED WITH WIDE PRODUCT RANGE Vulcan anchors are available in 10 sizes from 4 kg (9 lb) – 55 kg (121 lb) to suit vessels from small runabouts to larger launches. Galvanized and stainless steel options are available in all sizes.
A**R
Great anchor!!! but get the correct size the first time ..
Ok .. to start off with I have a 1985 38 ft 22000 lb Chris craft Corinthian. at this time we are on a lake in Georgia .. 2 year ago I purchased the size 15kg 33 lb Vulcan. although It has been fantastic and made anchoring out joyable again, unfortunately it is to small for my boat , and that's My mistake. being on the lake we have currents to worry about or tides, and rarely got stuck in foul weather and it has worked flawless for the past 2 years .. at the end of this year we will be make our way to the gulf coast, so this time I purchased the right size for our boat, the 20kg 44 lb Vulcan to replace it .. I've had great offers to sell the 33lb at the marina but I'm just not comfortable with getting rid of the old hook yet .. when I first got the 33 lb the only modifications that was needed was moving the bottom pulpit roller aft to make the opening through the pulpit larger, l just needed to drilled two new holes and install the roller ..the 44 lb also fit the same modification. This anchor digs in and sets fast! In muddy lake bottom it will bring up a plug of mud up with it.. as you can see from my photo its a perfect fit for my bow pulpit. I haven't found any flaws to the anchor or its galvanized coating after 2 years. But I am in fresh water .. It seems that after time the galvanized coating get smoother and easier to recover the anchor from the bottom..
L**.
This anchor is fantastic. My cruiser came with an undersized fluke anchor ...
This anchor is fantastic. My cruiser came with an undersized fluke anchor that refused to set and almost got us in a couple of accidents. After researching delta anchors and older-model Rocnas, I learned about the Vulcan anchor as being particularly good with bow rollers. The videos on the Rocna site demonstrated the engineering behind the Vulcan anchor well, and it seemed well-suited for my uses in the muddy Potomac river. THIS ANCHOR SETS LIKE A CHAMP ... EVERY TIME!!! Plus, the lack of moving parts and smooth surface all around makes it more resistant to hydrilla and river grass accumulation than other anchors I've used. Added bonus: I was fortunate to buy an open-box item from Amazon at a significant discount and the item was like new. I remain happy with this anchor.
J**T
Works as described
Finally, an anchor that actually holds my boat perfectly. The boat came with a normal fluke anchor, but in the sandy bottoms of North Carolina's intercoastal waterway, we slid a lot. This locks in.I was a little worried that it would be hard to get out since it digs in so well, but like any anchor, if you're directly above it, it lifts right out.
L**Y
Worth it's weight in gold
Holds as if it were attached to the core of the earth. I'm stunned by how fast & hard this anchor sets. Ironically, the first time we used this anchor was in an emergency. Someone (not me, of course) lost the boat key while swimming. While awaiting rescue from a friend the currents & waves strengthened and the anchor didn't budge an inch. When we were finally brought the spare key we had been out for about 8 hours & it took all my strength to pull the anchor, even will directly on top of it. It's worth its weight in hold!
J**P
Five Stars
Very happy with this anchor. Sets easily, Good holding in most conditions.PS: well packed for shippingAfter using this anchor for 4 months on my sail through the Bahamas, I'm even more pleased with its holding abilities.
D**C
An excellent anchor and worth the price..
Cheapest boat insurance you can buy. I bought the 9kg / 20 pound version for my 22' sailboat going with the old "one size larger" adage. As Rocna says and I found to be true, the size that they say is the right size for your boat; you don't have to go one size larger. Still fine for me since I'm planning on buying a larger boat in a year or two and this will move with me to the bigger boat.Only used it once so far. Afternoon sailing got heavy (ocean) and was getting tossed around too much to go for the harbor entrance as the seas were getting over 4' with an interval of 3 or 4 seconds. So went to the side of the jetty out of the wind as much as possible and far enough from shore and dropped anchor to wait it out. Did four times depth plus 22' of line and it never budged. Waves were probably 3 to 4 feet in my "protected" area.A few hours later the wind and waves cut back a bit and I head to shore. I made the right anchor choice..
A**B
Seems to hold great!
Got a 33K/73lb Vulcan as an upgrade to the factory 44lb Delta Plow Anchor. My power boat is 54' @ over 55,000 lbs loaded with a good size wind profile. Although Ive only used it a couple of time it sets fast and holds great.Very happy with it
R**B
Mean looking Anchor
This is one mean looking anchor. Now I have not used it yet but this is what I can say about it. First, the anchor was packaged extremely well and delivered without damage. I have heard this is the anchor type to have with the best anchor power of all types out there. Needed this one for soft and sandy bottoms here in Florida. Nothing else works well but this one sounds like the problem solver. Its expensive though WOW is it expensive but it solves a problem so I'm okay with the price so long as it works.
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