CQR anchors: Are they supposed to come apart like this?

[laika]

First mate noticed that the pivot pin on our cqr was poking out one side of the stock far more than the other. a little fiddling and the pivot pin came out completely (see pics). Stupid question: Is that pin supposed to come out? It looks like it has a couple of lugs which are a bit worn. I imagine there must be *some* method of taking an anchor apart but I expected more than jiggling and pushing as anchors are normally subject to a fair share of movement.

 

[RichardS]

Nope.

It's terminal I'm afraid. :ambivalence:

Richard

 

[sailaboutvic]

New anchor time . Maybe a NG one to bring you in to the new age of anchors

 

[johnalison]

It needs recycling. I'm a touch bereft of ideas, but it might do as a portable base for a garden ensign staff.

 

[noelex]

You need to watch for wear in the pivot pin of the CQR. Any wear will effect the geometry and reduce the performance.

Some owners hang to their anchors for too long:

The good news is there are plenty of replacements which will be a significant upgrade from a new CQR.

 

[BlueChip]

Aren't CQR's guaranteed for life?

 

[wotayottie]

They arent meant to come apart at all. Just had a look at the CQR in my shed and the pin is fixed rigidly into the arm of the anchor. Impossible to see how it is fixed under the galv. Maybe what you see as a lug is likely a failed weld but the anchor doesnt look like a genuine CQR anyway. Is it?

Easy enough to repair if you are handy. Simply drill and tap through the side of the arm so that you can assemble the anchor and fix the pin with a bolt

 

[JumbleDuck]

Real CQR or knock-off copy?

 

[noelex]

Aren't CQR's guaranteed for life?

Many anchors are "guaranteed for life", but unfortunately they simply mean guaranteed against manufacturing defects, which means little.

Some manufacturers warrant their anchor against "damage" which is much better. Some of these warranties are very generous, although others have high transport and delivery costs which mean the warranty can be worth little in practice.

 

[laika]

Thanks folks. It's actually a plastimo. Should have said "cqr-style". I'm trying to visualize wotayottie's suggestion and will have a look later but think I might worry about any home bodging. Now the next question is....hmm..perhaps I should do a little bit of quiet research....

 

[macd]

It's actually a plastimo.

That brown galvanising's beatifully rustic. Is it a specialised process?

 

[laika]

Now I'm sure to those with an engineering background this is yet another stupid question but....How do they get that pin in in the first place if it doesn't come out?

 

[DJE]

Now I'm sure to those with an engineering background this is yet another stupid question but....How do they get that pin in in the first place if it doesn't come out?

Make it a bit too fat and drive it in with a hydraulic press?

 

[AngusMcDoon]

Now I'm sure to those with an engineering background this is yet another stupid question but....How do they get that pin in in the first place if it doesn't come out?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interference_fit

See the section on assembly.

 

[NormanS]

Thanks folks. It's actually a plastimo. Should have said "cqr-style". I'm trying to visualize wotayottie's suggestion and will have a look later but think I might worry about any home bodging. Now the next question is....hmm..perhaps I should do a little bit of quiet research....

The reputation of genuine CQRs has suffered terribly from some pretty drastic copies. The same can be said for some of the awful copies of the genuine Bruce.

Once some of the "New Generation" anchors have been around for a while, and knock-off copies are made of them, I'm sure we'll see the same thing. But in the meantime, it would be fairer if people complaining about the inefficiency of copy anchors, refrained from referring to them as if they were the genuine article.

 

[CCJ]

Thanks folks. It's actually a plastimo. Should have said "cqr-style". I'm trying to visualize wotayottie's suggestion and will have a look later but think I might worry about any home bodging. Now the next question is....hmm..perhaps I should do a little bit of quiet research....

French EU crap webby can put you on the path of righteousness

 

[Poignard]

Looks like Laika will need a new one. It just so happens I have a 35lb genuine CQR for sale at £35 :encouragement:

 

[laika]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interference_fit

Make it a bit too fat and drive it in with a hydraulic press?

Thanks.

Looks like Laika will need a new one. It just so happens I have a 35lb genuine CQR for sale at £35 :encouragement:

Having become familiar with anchor prices in the past 24 hours that's an utter bargain but slightly smaller than I'm after. I was surprised to see genuine CQRs are more expensive than spades. Plastimo SOCs are about 1/7th the price of genuine CQRs implying a trip to the scrap yard may be a better plan than a trip to the machine shop . SO now to plan for a new anchor. I won't ask. First mate has pointed out that spades and rocnas are more valuable than her car which makes me concerned not only about loosing one through getting fouled in deep cold water but about someone nicking it from the bow roller. A volvo on the foredeck is a bit impractical though.

 

[PaulRainbow]

If the CQR has worked for you a Delta will work better and not cost the price of a Volvo.

 

[GHA]

Thanks.



Having become familiar with anchor prices in the past 24 hours that's an utter bargain but slightly smaller than I'm after. I was surprised to see genuine CQRs are more expensive than spades. Plastimo SOCs are about 1/7th the price of genuine CQRs implying a trip to the scrap yard may be a better plan than a trip to the machine shop . SO now to plan for a new anchor. I won't ask. First mate has pointed out that spades and rocnas are more valuable than her car which makes me concerned not only about loosing one through getting fouled in deep cold water but about someone nicking it from the bow roller. A volvo on the foredeck is a bit impractical though.

Quick trip across to Jersey will get you a Spade VAT free, plus another 10% off if you are subscribed to cruisersforums.com -

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...siersforum-com-members-a-discount-157987.html

Still not too cheap but nice having an anchor that works pretty much first time every time.