Anchor rash guard needed

[stuartwineberg]

I’ve had a couple of fabricators walk away from this one because the bow is quite a complex curve with a cut out for the bow roller. The boat has peck marks both sides of the bow and I would like to cover them so flat plate won’t do it. Any ideas or previous experiences?

 

[pawl]

although I don't have any "previous experience" as I have given up worrying about these marks on my own boat, however, I offer the following thought for what it's worth. Does it have to be stainless steel? what about a material that would more easily bend to the contours of the bow? Perhaps "treadmaster" painted to match the gelcoat, or coloured acrylic sheet could be heated in an oven over a former to produce the required shape. Probably many more options I can't think of at the moment.

 

[Heckler]

I’ve had a couple of fabricators walk away from this one because the bow is quite a complex curve with a cut out for the bow roller. The boat has peck marks both sides of the bow and I would like to cover them so flat plate won’t do it. Any ideas or previous experiences?

I made one, easy peasy, myself and mate in Bruces Yard in Faro. Hand bent the bow curve around a boat prop, 1mm ss, he wrote it up for pbo a few minths back. We used cardboard as a template to cut the shape.

 

[Poignard]

. Any ideas or previous experiences?

One of those small square carpet samples you see outside carpet shops with a couple of strings to hang it from the pulpit with.

 

[langstonelayabout]

I made one, easy peasy, myself and mate in Bruces Yard in Faro. Hand bent the bow curve around a boat prop, 1mm ss, he wrote it up for pbo a few minths back. We used cardboard as a template to cut the shape.

This is exactly the way I would have done this.

Admit it: you watched Blue Peter as a child, didn't you!

 

[Bouba]

I have three solutions if you can’t find a stainless steel fabricator
The first is one of these thin, perforated plates that are easy to bend into shape and available at all chandlers.

The second is to get a new rubber bow roller with an increased diameter, this will keep your anchor a few extra mm from your gel cote
The third (and the one I’m using until I find a new bow roller) is

Don’t laugh. Once a month apply it to the bow and no one will know you have a problem

 

[Daydream believer]

Think laterally. Is there not a little soft removable cover that you could fit over the point of the anchor to prevent damage. There must be something that is made for anchors that sit on the deck that do a similar job.
Failing that, perhaps a cut down polythene winch handle holder slid over the end & held with a cord. Just remember to remove it when anchoring:ambivalence:

 

[gordmac]

What about this?
https://www.motamec.com/motamec-kay...dy-protection-sheet-8-x2-1-5mm-thickness.html

 

[thinwater]

I’ve had a couple of fabricators walk away from this one because the bow is quite a complex curve with a cut out for the bow roller. The boat has peck marks both sides of the bow and I would like to cover them so flat plate won’t do it. Any ideas or previous experiences?

Post pictures. Hard to get meaningful suggestions without them.

 

[jwilson]

Think laterally. Is there not a little soft removable cover that you could fit over the point of the anchor to prevent damage. There must be something that is made for anchors that sit on the deck that do a similar job.
Failing that, perhaps a cut down polythene winch handle holder slid over the end & held with a cord. Just remember to remove it when anchoring:ambivalence:

It's up that usually causes the problem not down.....