Galvanizing

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.