1/ My new
anchor was untested in the ocean, I have only tested it on dry land,
It was still trial and error, I cant put my trust or life in some thing That I havent fully tested in real life,
2/ I dont have a
windlass to pull it up, Its
38 Kgs,
Have any of you smarties tried pulling 38 Kgs up, plus 50 foot of chain out of the ocean by hand,
Standing on the front of a bucking
boat with out rails,
It requires a lot of effort and physical strength,
I doubt if many of you could do it, But I do,
3/ The Danforth was for only short
anchoring periods, It came with the
boat,
Same as the Bruce, It came with the boat,
I would have bought a new generation
anchor in Port Stephens, But I didnt make it,
4/ Its 7 years since I used the Danforth, The Bruce I also have is scrap metal in my yard, Where the Danforth will keep it company,
5/ The long slot is to pull it out backwards, So it wont get caught,
It goes past the balance point of the anchor, So when it lifts, The rear is up in the air and the point is facing down,
6/
I made this anchor myself out of scrap metal that I had laying in my yard,
Its Home Made, Hahahahaha
My Yard is also my
Head Office of the company I owned and operated for 55 years,
Every thing I design and manufacture is manufactured by me, Personally,
I am an Engineering Blacksmith and a Fully Qualified Mechanical
Engineer,
Certified, DLI Welder on the Lloyds ship
repair register, 100 % Xray welder,
I have worked in all facets of Engineering processes
Australia wide,
All my
work is Guaranteed 100 % with out question,
I do know what I am doing, And the scrap metal is left overs from heavy earth machinery I have repaired at home,
Or onsite
repairs and have brought the scrap left over from these jobs, home with me, Its cheaper than
buying new
steel when I have it laying in my yard,
My anchor is made from Bissalloy, For those that have any Idea on it at all,
Its Left over scrap from the cutting edge of a bucket off an Earth moving machine I replaced and repaired the cutting edge of,
It wont Bend or Twist under any circumstances, The point is
Stainless Steel,
I have just made a
windlass for myself to pull this heavy Beasty up out of the ocean,
Its a two way 1200 Lb cable
winch, With a chain
claw on it to grab the chain and pull it the last bit over the roller,
It slips onto the front of the chain locker when I am using it, And sits in the locker out of sight when not being used,
Its as ugly as sin, Hahahahaha
It will take all the effort out of dragging my anchor up,
It cost me a whole $30-00 delivered,
The couple of times I have used it in strong winds and strong currents, It has stopped my boat dead in its tracks,
My new anchor works in anger, Thats all I care about,
As for chucking it over the front, Terminology here,
How many of you have gently placed your anchor on the sea floor, With out a
winch, hahahahahaha along with 20 feet or so of chain, and still have fingers,
Please use a bit of common sense, Duhhh,
Cheers, Brian,