Historical Anchors

[Pernicious Atavist]

Well, this sort of dovetails with the melonseed anchor question.

Is there a resource that depicts histrical anchors? I need a pair for the skiff I'm building--I don't want something that looks out of place on what is ostensibly a turn of the (last) century skiff.

Ideas?

[Pernicious Atavist]

Well, this sort of dovetails with the melonseed anchor question.

Is there a resource that depicts histrical anchors? I need a pair for the skiff I'm building--I don't want something that looks out of place on what is ostensibly a turn of the (last) century skiff.

Ideas?

[Pernicious Atavist]

Well, this sort of dovetails with the melonseed anchor question.

Is there a resource that depicts histrical anchors? I need a pair for the skiff I'm building--I don't want something that looks out of place on what is ostensibly a turn of the (last) century skiff.

Ideas?

[Venchka]

Get a second mortgage. Hock the kids. Buy a pair of bronze Herreshoff reproductions from J.M. Reineck & Son or Bristol Bronze.

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[ 07-15-2005, 10:19 PM: Message edited by: Venchka ]

[Venchka]

Get a second mortgage. Hock the kids. Buy a pair of bronze Herreshoff reproductions from J.M. Reineck & Son or Bristol Bronze.

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[ 07-15-2005, 10:19 PM: Message edited by: Venchka ]

[Venchka]

Get a second mortgage. Hock the kids. Buy a pair of bronze Herreshoff reproductions from J.M. Reineck & Son or Bristol Bronze.

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[ 07-15-2005, 10:19 PM: Message edited by: Venchka ]

[Pernicious Atavist]

yeah, that's what i was afraid of.....

oh, the cypress is so pretty....<snicker>

[Pernicious Atavist]

yeah, that's what i was afraid of.....

oh, the cypress is so pretty....<snicker>

[Pernicious Atavist]

yeah, that's what i was afraid of.....

oh, the cypress is so pretty....<snicker>

[Venchka]

The cypress will be a perfect backgound for the wee bronze anchors. You may decide not to put the boat and anchors in the water. :D

Set the boat up in the living room. Buy an aluminum flat boat for fishing. :D

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[Venchka]

The cypress will be a perfect backgound for the wee bronze anchors. You may decide not to put the boat and anchors in the water. :D

Set the boat up in the living room. Buy an aluminum flat boat for fishing. :D

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[Venchka]

The cypress will be a perfect backgound for the wee bronze anchors. You may decide not to put the boat and anchors in the water. :D

Set the boat up in the living room. Buy an aluminum flat boat for fishing. :D

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[Bill Perkins]

A bag of sand was a cheap fair weather anchor used by fishermen .

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p582e8d00c1b32ef3005e9f547817e326/f9a80445.jpg

[Bill Perkins]

A bag of sand was a cheap fair weather anchor used by fishermen .

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p582e8d00c1b32ef3005e9f547817e326/f9a80445.jpg

[Bill Perkins]

A bag of sand was a cheap fair weather anchor used by fishermen .

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p582e8d00c1b32ef3005e9f547817e326/f9a80445.jpg

[Pernicious Atavist]

bag of sand? what kind of bag? how big? what kind of sand? where do i get it? answers man, i need answers!

[Pernicious Atavist]

bag of sand? what kind of bag? how big? what kind of sand? where do i get it? answers man, i need answers!

[Pernicious Atavist]

bag of sand? what kind of bag? how big? what kind of sand? where do i get it? answers man, i need answers!

[Venchka]

Read the text in the illustration. Save the illustration to your 'puter, zoom in and read what it says. Piece of cake.

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[Venchka]

Read the text in the illustration. Save the illustration to your 'puter, zoom in and read what it says. Piece of cake.

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[Venchka]

Read the text in the illustration. Save the illustration to your 'puter, zoom in and read what it says. Piece of cake.

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[Hwyl]

Bill's posting is from "the ashley book of knots".

Don't buy it, it's a long and slippery slope, there ought to be an "Ashley's Anonimous".

[ 07-17-2005, 06:53 AM: Message edited by: Hwyl ]

[Hwyl]

Bill's posting is from "the ashley book of knots".

Don't buy it, it's a long and slippery slope, there ought to be an "Ashley's Anonimous".

[ 07-17-2005, 06:53 AM: Message edited by: Hwyl ]

[Hwyl]

Bill's posting is from "the ashley book of knots".

Don't buy it, it's a long and slippery slope, there ought to be an "Ashley's Anonimous".

[ 07-17-2005, 06:53 AM: Message edited by: Hwyl ]

[Venchka]

:D 12 Steps? A moment of clarity?

Wayne
Looking for a WBFA group In the Swamp. :D

[ 07-17-2005, 12:28 PM: Message edited by: Venchka ]

[Venchka]

:D 12 Steps? A moment of clarity?

Wayne
Looking for a WBFA group In the Swamp. :D

[ 07-17-2005, 12:28 PM: Message edited by: Venchka ]

[Venchka]

:D 12 Steps? A moment of clarity?

Wayne
Looking for a WBFA group In the Swamp. :D

[ 07-17-2005, 12:28 PM: Message edited by: Venchka ]

[Bruce Hooke]

It seems to me that "skiff" likely (but not always) means something that would have been a working boat rather than a yachtsman's boat 100 years ago. So, it seems like simple solutions such as a bag of sand would be more authentic than a fancy bronze anchor. The next step up might be something in iron. However, if you are just looking for something that doesn't look modern and don't really care about true authenticity then bronze would likely look really pretty!

I've always found anchors for really small boats a bit problematic because it takes a certain amount of weight for an anchor to actually start to dig in and really small anchors just don't have that weight, so they really don't seem much better than a simply a weight on the end of a line, which is basically a bag of sand! Of course there are some bottoms on which even a small anchor will dig in while a bag of sand will slide so to some degree it also depends on what sort of bottoms you will be anchoring over...

[Bruce Hooke]

It seems to me that "skiff" likely (but not always) means something that would have been a working boat rather than a yachtsman's boat 100 years ago. So, it seems like simple solutions such as a bag of sand would be more authentic than a fancy bronze anchor. The next step up might be something in iron. However, if you are just looking for something that doesn't look modern and don't really care about true authenticity then bronze would likely look really pretty!

I've always found anchors for really small boats a bit problematic because it takes a certain amount of weight for an anchor to actually start to dig in and really small anchors just don't have that weight, so they really don't seem much better than a simply a weight on the end of a line, which is basically a bag of sand! Of course there are some bottoms on which even a small anchor will dig in while a bag of sand will slide so to some degree it also depends on what sort of bottoms you will be anchoring over...

[Bruce Hooke]

It seems to me that "skiff" likely (but not always) means something that would have been a working boat rather than a yachtsman's boat 100 years ago. So, it seems like simple solutions such as a bag of sand would be more authentic than a fancy bronze anchor. The next step up might be something in iron. However, if you are just looking for something that doesn't look modern and don't really care about true authenticity then bronze would likely look really pretty!

I've always found anchors for really small boats a bit problematic because it takes a certain amount of weight for an anchor to actually start to dig in and really small anchors just don't have that weight, so they really don't seem much better than a simply a weight on the end of a line, which is basically a bag of sand! Of course there are some bottoms on which even a small anchor will dig in while a bag of sand will slide so to some degree it also depends on what sort of bottoms you will be anchoring over...

[Andrew Craig-Bennett]

To be honest, the fisherman anchor did not change much from 1850 onwards - before then it might have been wooden stocked. Blacksmith made, of course. Nobody is going to tell the difference between a wrought iron anchor fire welded by a smith and a mass produced galvanised steel one except for the galvanising, so pick an old and scruffy Fisherman and coat it with tar, and there you are - change from ten dollars, probably!

[Andrew Craig-Bennett]

To be honest, the fisherman anchor did not change much from 1850 onwards - before then it might have been wooden stocked. Blacksmith made, of course. Nobody is going to tell the difference between a wrought iron anchor fire welded by a smith and a mass produced galvanised steel one except for the galvanising, so pick an old and scruffy Fisherman and coat it with tar, and there you are - change from ten dollars, probably!

[Andrew Craig-Bennett]

To be honest, the fisherman anchor did not change much from 1850 onwards - before then it might have been wooden stocked. Blacksmith made, of course. Nobody is going to tell the difference between a wrought iron anchor fire welded by a smith and a mass produced galvanised steel one except for the galvanising, so pick an old and scruffy Fisherman and coat it with tar, and there you are - change from ten dollars, probably!

[Bill Perkins]

I'd think a rusty grapnel would be pretty authentic too .

[Bill Perkins]

I'd think a rusty grapnel would be pretty authentic too .

[Bill Perkins]

I'd think a rusty grapnel would be pretty authentic too .

[TimothyB]

We always used coffee cans loaded with ball bearings and cement with a U bolt sticking out of the top for bass fishing in the Lake(s). My Dad was thrifty. :)

Anyhoo, a weighted grapnel, as mentioned, sounds pretty authentic for a skiff.

[TimothyB]

We always used coffee cans loaded with ball bearings and cement with a U bolt sticking out of the top for bass fishing in the Lake(s). My Dad was thrifty. :)

Anyhoo, a weighted grapnel, as mentioned, sounds pretty authentic for a skiff.

[TimothyB]

We always used coffee cans loaded with ball bearings and cement with a U bolt sticking out of the top for bass fishing in the Lake(s). My Dad was thrifty. :)

Anyhoo, a weighted grapnel, as mentioned, sounds pretty authentic for a skiff.

[Alan D. Hyde]

Make a forge out of an old charcoal grill and an old hairdryer.

Use a foot or two of old RR track for an anvil, or--- if you're feeling rich--- buy one. :D

Make up a fisherman anchor out of old rebar. Get Alex Bealer's blacksmithing book for instructions, but it's pretty intuitive--- just heat 'til bright red, and then hammer together till it's one piece...

Saw off the handle of a sixteen-pound sledge hammer, so that you have about a foot or so left, and then make a knob on the handle end out of friction tape.

This, and good-sized cross-pean and and ball-peen hammers, along with an assortment of small hammers and punches, will let you make a lot of things.

And, you'll have great fun doing it.

Protective glasses are a good idea.

Alan

[Alan D. Hyde]

Make a forge out of an old charcoal grill and an old hairdryer.

Use a foot or two of old RR track for an anvil, or--- if you're feeling rich--- buy one. :D

Make up a fisherman anchor out of old rebar. Get Alex Bealer's blacksmithing book for instructions, but it's pretty intuitive--- just heat 'til bright red, and then hammer together till it's one piece...

Saw off the handle of a sixteen-pound sledge hammer, so that you have about a foot or so left, and then make a knob on the handle end out of friction tape.

This, and good-sized cross-pean and and ball-peen hammers, along with an assortment of small hammers and punches, will let you make a lot of things.

And, you'll have great fun doing it.

Protective glasses are a good idea.

Alan

[Alan D. Hyde]

Make a forge out of an old charcoal grill and an old hairdryer.

Use a foot or two of old RR track for an anvil, or--- if you're feeling rich--- buy one. :D

Make up a fisherman anchor out of old rebar. Get Alex Bealer's blacksmithing book for instructions, but it's pretty intuitive--- just heat 'til bright red, and then hammer together till it's one piece...

Saw off the handle of a sixteen-pound sledge hammer, so that you have about a foot or so left, and then make a knob on the handle end out of friction tape.

This, and good-sized cross-pean and and ball-peen hammers, along with an assortment of small hammers and punches, will let you make a lot of things.

And, you'll have great fun doing it.

Protective glasses are a good idea.

Alan

[hikingchrs]

I like the bag of sand idea...if you should get your truck stuck when hauling it out on ice you will have sand avaliable for traction.
Chris

[hikingchrs]

I like the bag of sand idea...if you should get your truck stuck when hauling it out on ice you will have sand avaliable for traction.
Chris

[hikingchrs]

I like the bag of sand idea...if you should get your truck stuck when hauling it out on ice you will have sand avaliable for traction.
Chris

[Bill Perkins]

How about a period bailer ? Nothings tackier than a used bleach bottle .There was something called a Pigen ,a small half barrel of about one pint capacity. They were 10 staved ,with one stave left long for a handle and slightly indented for the hand .

[ 07-19-2005, 03:21 PM: Message edited by: Bill Perkins ]

[Bill Perkins]

How about a period bailer ? Nothings tackier than a used bleach bottle .There was something called a Pigen ,a small half barrel of about one pint capacity. They were 10 staved ,with one stave left long for a handle and slightly indented for the hand .

[ 07-19-2005, 03:21 PM: Message edited by: Bill Perkins ]

[Bill Perkins]

How about a period bailer ? Nothings tackier than a used bleach bottle .There was something called a Pigen ,a small half barrel of about one pint capacity. They were 10 staved ,with one stave left long for a handle and slightly indented for the hand .

[ 07-19-2005, 03:21 PM: Message edited by: Bill Perkins ]

[Bayboat]

Hi Pern:
If you want a replica of a really ancient anchor, drill a large hole in a roundish rock and tie the rode through it. Such anchors were used by the Ecuadorian fishermen in prehistoric times along the coast.

An example of an ancient bailer is from the Chilean Archipelago, where whole Alacaluf and Yaghan families traveled in canoes made of bark. The bailers were also of bark, formed into crude cups and tied with baleen. Bailing was women's work, as was the paddling, while the men sat in the bow with harpoon at the ready in case the evening meal swam by.

No, I wasn't there, but the bosun's mate who told me about it was.

[ 07-19-2005, 05:35 PM: Message edited by: Bayboat ]

[Bayboat]

Hi Pern:
If you want a replica of a really ancient anchor, drill a large hole in a roundish rock and tie the rode through it. Such anchors were used by the Ecuadorian fishermen in prehistoric times along the coast.

An example of an ancient bailer is from the Chilean Archipelago, where whole Alacaluf and Yaghan families traveled in canoes made of bark. The bailers were also of bark, formed into crude cups and tied with baleen. Bailing was women's work, as was the paddling, while the men sat in the bow with harpoon at the ready in case the evening meal swam by.

No, I wasn't there, but the bosun's mate who told me about it was.

[ 07-19-2005, 05:35 PM: Message edited by: Bayboat ]

[Bayboat]

Hi Pern:
If you want a replica of a really ancient anchor, drill a large hole in a roundish rock and tie the rode through it. Such anchors were used by the Ecuadorian fishermen in prehistoric times along the coast.

An example of an ancient bailer is from the Chilean Archipelago, where whole Alacaluf and Yaghan families traveled in canoes made of bark. The bailers were also of bark, formed into crude cups and tied with baleen. Bailing was women's work, as was the paddling, while the men sat in the bow with harpoon at the ready in case the evening meal swam by.

No, I wasn't there, but the bosun's mate who told me about it was.

[ 07-19-2005, 05:35 PM: Message edited by: Bayboat ]

[Pernicious Atavist]

so many ideas!

sand bag for getting stuck on the ice? ice? stuck? HUH? :eek:

as for a bailer, i'm going with the pump-type that looks like a box. you know the one.

[Pernicious Atavist]

so many ideas!

sand bag for getting stuck on the ice? ice? stuck? HUH? :eek:

as for a bailer, i'm going with the pump-type that looks like a box. you know the one.

[Pernicious Atavist]

so many ideas!

sand bag for getting stuck on the ice? ice? stuck? HUH? :eek:

as for a bailer, i'm going with the pump-type that looks like a box. you know the one.

[Pernicious Atavist]

:rolleyes:

[Pernicious Atavist]

:rolleyes:

[Pernicious Atavist]

:rolleyes:

[Don Kurylko]

These guys have been yanking your chain long enough! tongue.gif
Is this what you had in mind?

http://www.kingstonanchors.com/images/yachtsman.gif

http://www.kingstonanchors.com/

[Don Kurylko]

These guys have been yanking your chain long enough! tongue.gif
Is this what you had in mind?

http://www.kingstonanchors.com/images/yachtsman.gif

http://www.kingstonanchors.com/

[Don Kurylko]

These guys have been yanking your chain long enough! tongue.gif
Is this what you had in mind?

http://www.kingstonanchors.com/images/yachtsman.gif

http://www.kingstonanchors.com/

[Pernicious Atavist]

yeah, but that's 'cause they love me....and can't build boats out of cypress!
thanks for the link--i'll look it up!

[Pernicious Atavist]

yeah, but that's 'cause they love me....and can't build boats out of cypress!
thanks for the link--i'll look it up!

[Pernicious Atavist]

yeah, but that's 'cause they love me....and can't build boats out of cypress!
thanks for the link--i'll look it up!

[Venchka]

The smallest Kingston is 15 pounds. Elisabeth Grace has one. They come apart in 3 pieces. Might be a bit big.

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[Venchka]

The smallest Kingston is 15 pounds. Elisabeth Grace has one. They come apart in 3 pieces. Might be a bit big.

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[Venchka]

The smallest Kingston is 15 pounds. Elisabeth Grace has one. They come apart in 3 pieces. Might be a bit big.

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[Don Kurylko]

I had a 15 pound fisherman anchor on my 17’ Whitehall. It was perfect. It was heavy enough to dig into any bottom we ever encountered, including kelp beds and those big round boulder piles that litter the B.C. coast. Never dragged, never refused to set. But I lost it trying to retrieve it from a particularly deep set and the rode parted (manila!). :(

[Don Kurylko]

I had a 15 pound fisherman anchor on my 17’ Whitehall. It was perfect. It was heavy enough to dig into any bottom we ever encountered, including kelp beds and those big round boulder piles that litter the B.C. coast. Never dragged, never refused to set. But I lost it trying to retrieve it from a particularly deep set and the rode parted (manila!). :(

[Don Kurylko]

I had a 15 pound fisherman anchor on my 17’ Whitehall. It was perfect. It was heavy enough to dig into any bottom we ever encountered, including kelp beds and those big round boulder piles that litter the B.C. coast. Never dragged, never refused to set. But I lost it trying to retrieve it from a particularly deep set and the rode parted (manila!). :(

[Alan D. Hyde]

REALLY. A ten or twelve pound anchor would be great fun to make on a forge. :D

It's work, but it's interesting, pleasantly tiring and rewarding work--- more stress-relieving than stress inducing.

There's a lot to be said for beating on a anvil now and then--- and it can be both quicker and cheaper to MAKE something than it is to find & buy it...

Alan

[Alan D. Hyde]

REALLY. A ten or twelve pound anchor would be great fun to make on a forge. :D

It's work, but it's interesting, pleasantly tiring and rewarding work--- more stress-relieving than stress inducing.

There's a lot to be said for beating on a anvil now and then--- and it can be both quicker and cheaper to MAKE something than it is to find & buy it...

Alan

[Alan D. Hyde]

REALLY. A ten or twelve pound anchor would be great fun to make on a forge. :D

It's work, but it's interesting, pleasantly tiring and rewarding work--- more stress-relieving than stress inducing.

There's a lot to be said for beating on a anvil now and then--- and it can be both quicker and cheaper to MAKE something than it is to find & buy it...

Alan

[Pernicious Atavist]

a forge...no, not interested, though a good idea. thanks, though!

[Pernicious Atavist]

a forge...no, not interested, though a good idea. thanks, though!

[Pernicious Atavist]

a forge...no, not interested, though a good idea. thanks, though!

[Venchka]

Originally posted by Don Kurylko:
I had a 15 pound fisherman anchor on my 17’ Whitehall. It was perfect. It was heavy enough to dig into any bottom we ever encountered, including kelp beds and those big round boulder piles that litter the B.C. coast. Never dragged, never refused to set. But I lost it trying to retrieve it from a particularly deep set and the rode parted (manila!). :( Thanks, Don. Good to know. I bought the fisherman for those exact conditions and locations.

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[Venchka]

Originally posted by Don Kurylko:
I had a 15 pound fisherman anchor on my 17’ Whitehall. It was perfect. It was heavy enough to dig into any bottom we ever encountered, including kelp beds and those big round boulder piles that litter the B.C. coast. Never dragged, never refused to set. But I lost it trying to retrieve it from a particularly deep set and the rode parted (manila!). :( Thanks, Don. Good to know. I bought the fisherman for those exact conditions and locations.

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[Venchka]

Originally posted by Don Kurylko:
I had a 15 pound fisherman anchor on my 17’ Whitehall. It was perfect. It was heavy enough to dig into any bottom we ever encountered, including kelp beds and those big round boulder piles that litter the B.C. coast. Never dragged, never refused to set. But I lost it trying to retrieve it from a particularly deep set and the rode parted (manila!). :( Thanks, Don. Good to know. I bought the fisherman for those exact conditions and locations.

Wayne
In the Swamp. :D

[Alan D. Hyde]

Here's a link to a basic blacksmithing discussion---

http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/blacksmith/farmshop.html

For those who are interested... :D

Alan

[Alan D. Hyde]

Here's a link to a basic blacksmithing discussion---

http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/blacksmith/farmshop.html

For those who are interested... :D

Alan

[Alan D. Hyde]

Here's a link to a basic blacksmithing discussion---

http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/blacksmith/farmshop.html

For those who are interested... :D

Alan

[Pernicious Atavist]

that would NOT be me, alan! :rolleyes:

[Pernicious Atavist]

that would NOT be me, alan! :rolleyes:

[Pernicious Atavist]

that would NOT be me, alan! :rolleyes:

[Alan D. Hyde]

Roger that, P.A. :D

Alan

[Alan D. Hyde]

Roger that, P.A. :D

Alan

[Alan D. Hyde]

Roger that, P.A. :D

Alan

[Noah]

How about this guy?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Very-Unusual-Solid-Bronze-Quality-Boat-Anchor-TP_W0QQitemZ4563240552QQ
http://home.comcast.net/~edwards38/718anchor4.JPG

[Noah]

How about this guy?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Very-Unusual-Solid-Bronze-Quality-Boat-Anchor-TP_W0QQitemZ4563240552QQ
http://home.comcast.net/~edwards38/718anchor4.JPG

[Noah]

How about this guy?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Very-Unusual-Solid-Bronze-Quality-Boat-Anchor-TP_W0QQitemZ4563240552QQ
http://home.comcast.net/~edwards38/718anchor4.JPG

[Pernicious Atavist]

i like!
but...that's a bit rich for me to sink...i still have a sail to buy! here's some galvanzided ones that look alot like that, so, maybe with a good coat of bronze paint....or tar....hmmmm.....

[Pernicious Atavist]

i like!
but...that's a bit rich for me to sink...i still have a sail to buy! here's some galvanzided ones that look alot like that, so, maybe with a good coat of bronze paint....or tar....hmmmm.....

[Pernicious Atavist]

i like!
but...that's a bit rich for me to sink...i still have a sail to buy! here's some galvanzided ones that look alot like that, so, maybe with a good coat of bronze paint....or tar....hmmmm.....

[rbgarr]

PA-

This is going to sound weird, and may be hard to imagine, but I came across a galvanized folding fisherman's anchor that hinges at the crown's apex and fixes in place (folded or open) with a substantial pin. The whole rig folds up into a neat bundle which I keep handy in a canvas bag with the rode. I was just lucky to find it and have no idea if they are still made anywhere anymore.

Does anyone have a line on who might make this type of anchor?

[rbgarr]

PA-

This is going to sound weird, and may be hard to imagine, but I came across a galvanized folding fisherman's anchor that hinges at the crown's apex and fixes in place (folded or open) with a substantial pin. The whole rig folds up into a neat bundle which I keep handy in a canvas bag with the rode. I was just lucky to find it and have no idea if they are still made anywhere anymore.

Does anyone have a line on who might make this type of anchor?

[rbgarr]

PA-

This is going to sound weird, and may be hard to imagine, but I came across a galvanized folding fisherman's anchor that hinges at the crown's apex and fixes in place (folded or open) with a substantial pin. The whole rig folds up into a neat bundle which I keep handy in a canvas bag with the rode. I was just lucky to find it and have no idea if they are still made anywhere anymore.

Does anyone have a line on who might make this type of anchor?

[Alan D. Hyde]

Luke, near you, still makes some, doesn't he???

Alan

[Alan D. Hyde]

Luke, near you, still makes some, doesn't he???

Alan

[Alan D. Hyde]

Luke, near you, still makes some, doesn't he???

Alan

[rbgarr]

Luke makes disassembling fisherman anchors, but not the
'folding' kind. There's one of the type I mentioned for sale on eBay.

Search http://motors.search.ebay.com/ws/search/AdvSearch?sofindtype=13 for VINTAGE 13 LB BOAT ANCHOR

[ 07-27-2005, 09:34 AM: Message edited by: rbgarr ]

[rbgarr]

Luke makes disassembling fisherman anchors, but not the
'folding' kind. There's one of the type I mentioned for sale on eBay.

Search http://motors.search.ebay.com/ws/search/AdvSearch?sofindtype=13 for VINTAGE 13 LB BOAT ANCHOR

[ 07-27-2005, 09:34 AM: Message edited by: rbgarr ]

[rbgarr]

Luke makes disassembling fisherman anchors, but not the
'folding' kind. There's one of the type I mentioned for sale on eBay.

Search http://motors.search.ebay.com/ws/search/AdvSearch?sofindtype=13 for VINTAGE 13 LB BOAT ANCHOR

[ 07-27-2005, 09:34 AM: Message edited by: rbgarr ]

[Pernicious Atavist]

rb, the ebay site didn't post...yeah, it's hard to imagine, but it gives me hope! i, too, need an anchor--two, actually--that is kind to the wood, but still holds. most of my anchoring is in mud and very soft--sometimes deep--bottoms.

[Pernicious Atavist]

rb, the ebay site didn't post...yeah, it's hard to imagine, but it gives me hope! i, too, need an anchor--two, actually--that is kind to the wood, but still holds. most of my anchoring is in mud and very soft--sometimes deep--bottoms.

[Pernicious Atavist]

rb, the ebay site didn't post...yeah, it's hard to imagine, but it gives me hope! i, too, need an anchor--two, actually--that is kind to the wood, but still holds. most of my anchoring is in mud and very soft--sometimes deep--bottoms.

[rbgarr]

FWIW I changed the link for the ebay anchor to a search. From my experience living in Savannah, anchoring in the deep silty mud [they called it 'plough' (pluff) mud down there] was easiest with a big Danforth or a Bruce anchor. Neither of those types are easy on a wood surface.

[rbgarr]

FWIW I changed the link for the ebay anchor to a search. From my experience living in Savannah, anchoring in the deep silty mud [they called it 'plough' (pluff) mud down there] was easiest with a big Danforth or a Bruce anchor. Neither of those types are easy on a wood surface.

[rbgarr]

FWIW I changed the link for the ebay anchor to a search. From my experience living in Savannah, anchoring in the deep silty mud [they called it 'plough' (pluff) mud down there] was easiest with a big Danforth or a Bruce anchor. Neither of those types are easy on a wood surface.

[Pernicious Atavist]

...but i'm only anchoring a 14' skiff....

[Pernicious Atavist]

...but i'm only anchoring a 14' skiff....

[Pernicious Atavist]

...but i'm only anchoring a 14' skiff....

[Bill Perkins]

I think it would be historically accurate to grab a 14 ft. skiff by the breast hook ,haul her up on the shore , and /or tie to a convenient tree .

[Bill Perkins]

I think it would be historically accurate to grab a 14 ft. skiff by the breast hook ,haul her up on the shore , and /or tie to a convenient tree .

[Bill Perkins]

I think it would be historically accurate to grab a 14 ft. skiff by the breast hook ,haul her up on the shore , and /or tie to a convenient tree .

[rbgarr]

I hear you, PA. We were anchoring a 19 foot motorboat and a small anchor just wouldn't hold in that fine, silty, deep but lightweight mud. I hope YMMV.

[rbgarr]

I hear you, PA. We were anchoring a 19 foot motorboat and a small anchor just wouldn't hold in that fine, silty, deep but lightweight mud. I hope YMMV.

[rbgarr]

I hear you, PA. We were anchoring a 19 foot motorboat and a small anchor just wouldn't hold in that fine, silty, deep but lightweight mud. I hope YMMV.