I have a 12T Danforth rigged as a breakaway, but it's a little too big for my boat, so I got an off-brand anchor from Wal-Mart several years ago. It's a danforth style, but instead of a single center shank it has two center shafts joined at the end, and a heavy ring that rides along those shafts on either side. You shackle your chain to the ring and if you get snagged you simply release tension on your anchor line, then drive back against the drift. The ring slides to the bottom of your anchor, your line pulls the anchor out and you're free. Simple and it works. 
Oh, and it doesn't cost 173 Euros (219 dollars) either... much, much cheaper.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer
1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer
1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer
All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango.
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Last edited by Destroyer; 01-13-2012 at 11:24 AM.
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