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Post by nala on Nov 23, 2013 11:43:08 GMT
Just finished making my own anchor this morning.. Had to use 6mm dia x 80mm length steel nuts and bolt....no 50mm in stock. These are 10mm hex head,to refine you can use pan h'd or counter bore allen bolts..? Most important thing is marking out an aligning up before drilling ! Last is heating the left and right side fins...via heat gun and clamped in a vice... With some brute force, ignorance scientifically applied...........Ouch ! ! Bend them in by a few degrees...and don't burn yourself Finally trim the bolt lengths,i used a bolt cutter/cropper. Was going to use a grinder,didn't fancy all those sparks in my garage. So,here it is my home made anchor........ Attachments:
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Post by nala on Nov 23, 2013 11:45:07 GMT
Another pic..... Attachments:
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Post by nala on Nov 23, 2013 11:46:47 GMT
Job done............ Hopefully i'll report again when i use it...... ps it weighs just a smidge under 800grams... Attachments:
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Post by nala on Nov 24, 2013 20:57:53 GMT
This anchor will probably suit and hold a dinghy,jetski and or a small boat(16ft or so). Just use amount of chain to length of the vessel,min 6mm dia links would be fine. Safety First... Check your charts as not to anchor on or over a submerged cable... And don't anchor in the main channel......... If it gets stuck and you can't retrieve it, tie a buoy or fender to it.. And try and pick it up later if possible on low slack water.. Stay Safe on the water,tight lines.
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Post by Admin on Nov 24, 2013 21:44:52 GMT
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Post by nala on May 4, 2014 20:35:23 GMT
May 3rd 2014,had a good opportunity to use the homemade anchor.......... Having had to attach 4ft of chain and 6ft of leader climbing type rope....to avoid the dive reel line from chaffing. And a ballcock float as a sliding marker buoy.......it worked very very well....rigged it with a fail safe cable tie if it got stuck. Easy to put down and retrieve.... Although,i caught ALL of the fish on the drift............
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