Two weeks ago I had Kim Jamieson splice the rope onto the recently regalvanized 30 meters of chain that I had purchased with the Delta anchor. I then removed the plow anchor and 38 meters of chain from the boat and replaced it with the Delta anchor and chain. On the way home I dropped the plow anchor and chain at Hartway Galvanizers.
Late last week I picked up the equipment from Hartway and got the following report:
Weight of Plow Anchor: 18 kg
Weight of Chain: 83 kg.
The total cost @ $3.00/kg came out to $304.01 plus $30.40 GST
This came out cheaper that the $3.50 I had paid for the re galvanization of the Delta anchor's chain, which weighed 67 kg, yielding a total of $234.50 plus $23.45 GST.
The next step will be to try out the new Delta anchor on a sand or mud bottom. I'll have one of the two Swarbrick anchors (Fisherman or Admiralty type) available with a long rode for weed and rock bottoms.
I'll store the faithful plow anchor and its re galvanized chain in the garage.
This blog began in late 2006 with the planning and preparation for a circumnavigation of the world in my 39-foot sail boat Pachuca. It then covered a successful 5-year circumnavigation that ended in April 2013. The blog now covers life with Pachuca back home in Australia.
Pachuca
Pachuca in Port Angeles, WA USA
Sunday, October 18, 2015
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