Anchors away

[Tony Pratt]

Well my friend and I welded a few kedge type anchors the past few days mine is about 8lbs the next few will weight more, we thought it would be fun to make our own. next week we will try them out. here are some pict.

[capt jake]

Pretty cool. I hope there aren't many big rocks wehre you drop it. :shock: Are you going to hang it up front, off of the sprit?

[Tony Pratt]

Hi Captain Jake, yes I think Ill hang it up front off the bow sprit with some oak cut outs on each side that hold it in place. most of the places we sail around here have sandy bottoms, dont think Ill have a problen getting it stuck.

[Craig]

Those are neat!

[capt jake]

Could you give us the basic materials, demensions and steps you took. They look well proportioned. The 'teeth', are they off of a farming implement? A harrow?

I might build one as a decoration out front.

[Tony Pratt]

The basic material is metal the shank is 21 inches long by 3/4 inches round the flukes are 20 inches from point to point the stock is 21 inches by 1/2 inch from ball to ball with the bend the flukes are 1/8th inch thick by 2 inches wide by 3 1/4 inches long to the point the fluke arms are 3/4 inch round all welded and the stock hole is welds down each side to make it stronger from drilling a hole for the stock, painted it with rust-oleum black hammered finish. we just cut all the metal to the right lengths layed them on the concrete the way we wanted and welded away.

[P Doug (WA)]

OK. sorry to show my ignorance, but I have to ask. What is the 'stock' for on this type of anchor? :?

[P Doug (WA)]

Thank you, Ray. Seems so obvious I should have figured that out. The gray matter is turning brown, I'm afraid. :cry:

[capt jake]

Pdoug, I took your question to be, "what type of material". I would think simple rolled steel. Yes it sill rust, but it is sure easier to work than SS in this application.