It is good to recall that 40 years ago almost no builder equipped their boats with a "standard" style of anchor. Danforth (and all the similar knock offs) were pretty much the market choice, with the "plow" anchor (and it's own legion of knock offs) the main alternative. When small versions of the totally different "north sea oil rig" anchor came on the market, owners liked them for holding but had storage problems and difficulties chocking one on a bow.
By the late 80's, EY was producing the O-34, with its anchor locker floor having a molded-in mounting recess to accommodate a Danforth 13S or a 12H. No help at all an owner needed a new-shape anchor, tho, like the Bruce.
The 80's Ericson's do have fairly deep anchor wells, giving owners choice of anchors.... albeit with hassles storing designs like the Bruce on the roller, ready-to-go.
If you anchor, generally, in mud or sand, you can use a "fluke type" (aka Danforth) anchor just fine. I have seen other boat makes where the owners added an SS chafe plate of a square foot or so, on the top of the bow side, adjacent to the roller. I do not love the way our Danforth wanders around in the air before I can reach over the roller and grab the shank and haul it in and store it. We just changed to a Fortress that fits our locker, but will not have an in-use report for it until later this fall.
At this point I have finally concluded that designing an appropriate roller and chocking "system" is probably equal or more important than the anchor choice itself, altho anchor choice seems to generate all of the smoke and angst on sailing forums.