Anchor paint

Damn, that shines like my John Deere after plowing a couple hundres acres.

With my luck, a thief would swipe it and have it on ebay.

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Nehalennia said:
Sissy boy? My Ass!
It's a 15# 304 Stainless I bought from Marinepartdepot.com. They have other sizes too to fit your boat's size. It's not as fancy as the 316 units that do not show rust spots at all, but for the price it does it's job. If I see any rust spots at all I just wipe it down with some wax. It looks as good as new.
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Todd, I bought the 44lb 316 Stainless delta-style anchor from the same place. They shipped it in a week, and with some gentle haggling I got it for about 50% off their sale price. I couldn't buy a galvanized version for that at most other places.

I'm thrilled with these guys (unless the thing turns red with rust in a week) and will happily endorse them too.
 
tobnpr said:
Yes, there is. Get a spray can of cold galvanizing at your local Depot or Lowes.

Since I reguarly anchor on rockpiles, ledges, and wrecks the thought of having to cut loose a 4 figure stainless steel anchor doesn't appeal to me.

My aluminum Fortress doesn't rust. But it isn't so purty and shiny.
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Thank you.......:thumbsup:
 
I painjt mine every year. Clean it first with some acid. Rinse well. Paint w/ galvanizing paint. It'll look like crap then; just grey. Paint next w/ aluminum paint. Over that, several coats of clear. After a season, much will have rubbed off the bottom and the point of the plow but it will still look better than rust. Before I painted, I asked my local plating shop to plate it but they refused, saying that the plating wouldn't hold up to being dragged on the bottom of the river. So I painted and, like I said, looks better than rust. If I could afford stainless, no doubt I'd go that way. Looking at Todd's anchor gives me anchor envy.

Dennis
 
Spookeay said:
You guys are to much! LOL
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Sexy horse doesn't have nothing on Dom and I! I've heard Dom wears his to dinner sometimes? It makes a nice medallion.

Two Peas
You'll have to wipe some rust spots off occasionally but nothing major. Again the price is worth it.

BTW the sale they have ends everyday. Everything's always on sale. Did you talk to them?
 
270SLX said:
I painjt mine every year. Clean it first with some acid. Rinse well. Paint w/ galvanizing paint. It'll look like crap then; just grey. Paint next w/ aluminum paint. Over that, several coats of clear. After a season, much will have rubbed off the bottom and the point of the plow but it will still look better than rust. Before I painted, I asked my local plating shop to plate it but they refused, saying that the plating wouldn't hold up to being dragged on the bottom of the river. So I painted and, like I said, looks better than rust. If I could afford stainless, no doubt I'd go that way. Looking at Todd's anchor gives me anchor envy.

Dennis
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aluminum paint ???? regular krylon aluminum paint ok????
 
Nehalennia said:
BTW the sale they have ends everyday. Everything's always on sale. Did you talk to them?
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They sell on eBay too, and I offered them about half of what they list as their sale price on their website. After a week or so of waiting for their response, they accepted it and sent me an invoice. I think I got a great deal. Their eBay user ID is Marine_Parts_Depot. They have a "Buy It Now" price and a "Make an Offer" button. I used the latter...
 
Two Peas said:
They sell on eBay too, and I offered them about half of what they list as their sale price on their website. After a week or so of waiting for their response, they accepted it and sent me an invoice. I think I got a great deal. Their eBay user ID is Marine_Parts_Depot. They have a "Buy It Now" price and a "Make an Offer" button. I used the latter...
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I'll remember that. Thanks
 
I hate Todd and OSD sooooo much right now.... do you guys understand what happened after first saw your pics of the boat wax jobs.....
"hey hon, look at the shine on this guys boat.... I think I need a porter cable and lots of Meguires products"

Then there was talk of shiny props and I said..."wow that's unnecessary but I do trailer... and how sick would that look... damn the naysayers I'll polish my props
"Hey hon, look at these shiny props....I can do that..... all I need are some increasing grit grinding wheels and 3 days worth of labor"

Now there's this pic and my frontal lobe says
"I think I still have some mothers' metal polish..... I can do that....NO NO NO NO!
I said I wouldn't !
THIS SITE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY WITH PROJECTS I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I HAD!!!!:grin:
 
sfergson727 said:
Well, my offer is in, we'll see what happens.
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Which one are you looking at?
Don't forget the swivel.


Jimmy Buoy said:
just when I thought only biker's got the dreaded "chrome disease"...:smt013
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It's hard to look away.

KHARRIMAN said:
I hate Todd and OSD sooooo much right now.... do you guys understand what happened after first saw your pics of the boat wax jobs.....
"hey hon, look at the shine on this guys boat.... I think I need a porter cable and lots of Meguires products"

Then there was talk of shiny props and I said..."wow that's unnecessary but I do trailer... and how sick would that look... damn the naysayers I'll polish my props
"Hey hon, look at these shiny props....I can do that..... all I need are some increasing grit grinding wheels and 3 days worth of labor"

Now there's this pic and my frontal lobe says
"I think I still have some mothers' metal polish..... I can do that....NO NO NO NO!
I said I wouldn't !
THIS SITE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY WITH PROJECTS I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I HAD!!!!:grin:
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.....it's not my fault look above....it's a disease.
 
Think of the swivel as the fitting on the fuel pump at the gas station. When you're retrieving your hook you won't have to worry about uncoiling the chain.....ever.
 
sfergson727 said:
Swivel??? Real men don't use swivels!!

Actually, I am just going to go for the plain jane 35 lb. anchor, unless you can sell me on the merits of a swivel as well. I anchor mostly in sand, so the risk of turning it into a pretzel is minimal, unless I go further up the lake, which is rock.
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Not so fast....There's a thread here on CSR that I posted a while back about the bent anchor picture I posted above here. I bent that anchor in sand. I couldn't believe it myself....but sure enough....it was bent like a pretzel. I had a bear of a time just to get it straight enough to fit back on the rollers. But, once it was bent, it would just be weak in that spot forever....at least that's what I used to convince myself to go out and buy some pulpit bling....

I went with CQR type of anchor (built in kick stand) to avoid that from happening again...

BTW...these are not Chrome....chrome wouldn't last for crap on an anchor....these are polished SS....
 
Nehalennia said:
Think of the swivel as the fitting on the fuel pump at the gas station. When you're retrieving your hook you won't have to worry about uncoiling the chain.....ever.
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We've got the same size boats, 15lb anchor is what you've got, but what size swivel?

I need to get this quick before the admiral finds out and puts a stop to it.
 
Are you talking about the swivel that connects the shank of the anchor to the rode or are you talking about the 'knuckle' where the shank and flutes are connected?
 
I think this is the one I have. I don't have a windlass, so adding to my HE-man reputation I'm yarding mine in by hand. I windlass is on the to-do list however.
The swivel allows the anchor to self right itself coming in the roller as your windlass pulls it in.
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I had mine welded to the anchor and the chain so no-one would walk off with it. I then padlock the chain to the deck eye that the anchor lanyard attaches to.
This stainless steel padlock I sell is one of the best padlocks on the market.
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If you use a swivel it really shouldn't be attached directly to the anchor shank. The stress on a swivel should be limited to in-line. Instead of attaching it directly to the anchor, put about 6" of chain in between.

However, the swivel I have does not have that middle joint like Todd's does. I have not seen that style before and it looks as though it may negate the need for the short chain.

Scott - if you imagine the way an anchor comes up, it really can't get any closer to the boat than it normally does, anyways, with or without a swivel - even if the anchor came up with the point towards the boat. Besides, the anchor is actually quite a distance from the hull as it's coming up since the hull sweeps back at a pretty good angle. The swivel, itself, won't allow it to go closer (or further away) from the hull. It simply helps to keep the chain straight.
 
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Lazy Daze said:
If you use a swivel it really shouldn't be attached directly to the anchor shank. The stress on a swivel should be limited to in-line. Instead of attaching it directly to the anchor, put about 6" of chain in between.
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I've never heard that before. In fact a quick search of anchor swivels, and reading some of the the manufacturers specs, they all say nothing about the need to add any chain between the swivel and the rode. Do you have any specifics on the differnces between the stresses of the swivel to the shank and the swivle to the chain? actually, how do you propose to connect the chain to the shank?




Lazy Daze said:
However, the swivel I have does not have that middle joint like Todd's does. I have not seen that style before and it looks as though it may negate the need for the short chain.

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These types of swivels have been around for many many years......


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