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Rocna Mk II: Perfecting the Ideal
The Inheritance of Excellence
An idealized form of the Rocna design, the Rocna Mk Il is based on the same proven design pattern, but refines every element close to perfection.
The Rocna has established the highest performance and consistency of behavior when put to the test both by a worldwide array of boaters and in numerous independent tests. This performance is the result of careful design and engineering by Peter, and it is all completely retained and tuned in the new Rocna Mk II.
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[@rodneyjaynes2485]

Fascinating video! Now that you have it digging deep (Rocna, Vulcan, and now the MkII), how do you retrieve them? How hard is it to retrieve them?

[@christiekellogg436]

@rodneyjaynes2485 You are correct in that the better the set the harder it is to retrieve it or pull it out. They are made for size of the boat so even if it was this stuck, the user would simply pull the rode in as far as possible, then once the rode is vertical let the wave action on the boat work the anchor out over a few minutes, or power it out by driving over the anchor in the reverse direction to which it was set.
Also, aiding in recovery - a buoyed retrieval line can be used if retrieval is a serious concern. Foul ground where the anchor is likely to become stuck may necessitate this.
Other techniques exist, such as attaching the rode to the hole at the crown of the anchor shank rather than the rode attachment point. A cable tie or similar is then used to hold the rode at the correct attachment point. Under normal usage, the pull on the anchor is such that the rode attachment point is more or less in line with the front of the anchor; however, if significant force is applied to the anchor during retrieval, the cable tie breaks, and the rode now pulls from the attachment at the crown of the shank, similar to a trip line. This sort of technique may be appropriate for fishing or other short term anchoring, but is not recommended for normal usage, as it can 'work' when not desired (such as after a wind shift).