Ever painted your Anchor ?

[alec]

Mine has to be stowed on deck and is very effective but very rusty ( Genuine CQR).

Is it worth painting it ?

Regards,

Alec

 

[Deleted member 478]

Yes, especially if you're going to use it.

In clear water, if you cannot see your painted anchor, you can assume that it has dug itself deep into the sand. If it's not painted, you cannot assume anything because it just might be blending in with the environment.

 

[awol]

I've painted anchors with plain silver paint and with silver Hammerite which lasts about half a season but the best job was hot dip zinc galvanised when I got the chain done - looks like new.

 

[Lakesailor]

Oh. I thought it was one of those naughty posts that appear late at night.

 

[hylass]

My own anchors have always be painted in white (or the Spade in yellow) .. not against corrosion but like Sting, to check if the anchor is perfectly dug in..

Against corrosion, unfortunately no paint will last for long.. regalvanise!..

 

[sarabande]

I bet that even Pauline wouldn't dare to....

 

[hlb]

I've painted my second hand anchor twice in the last seven years. Hamerite spray can. First time was about six years ago and then again this year.

 

[Cornishman]

If your anchor is a genuine CQR it was made as a drop forging and the rust will only be superficial and no cause for concern. It will disappear after the first time you use it. As for seeing it dig in the only place I have ever seen an anchor dig in in any depth of water was in the Seychelles. Water is far too cloudy around here.
Galvanising will give you a semi permanent nice look.

 

[kengill]

How can you see the anchor on the bottom if the water's more than a metre deep?

Even the cod have an extra white fin on the east coast!

 

[vyv_cox]

Like this? Depth about 5 metres from memory. Sorry, the anchor is buried in the weed some way ahead. St Maxime, Corsica, June 2006

 

[Mirelle]

I paint the chain on deck

to stop the rust marks, slow down the corrosion and show me when the anchor is afoot. I have not painted an anchor but I have had them re-galvanised.

A CQR will last until the pin wears out, which can take several decades of regular use, but the rust stains on the deck are disagreeable.

 

[DanTribe]

Didn't Lee Marvin make a film about this?

 

[alec]

Thanks for the replies everyone. And apologies for putting this on the wrong channel.

I never used to bother about this sort of thing – until I moved into a marina……………

I just can’t stop polishing , cleaning, painting and general tarting up type stuff.

Does this happen after being on swinging moorings for years ?

Have to say that I just love the marina berth having decried them for most of my sailing life.

Rather than painting the anchor, have now decided to attach a cluster of LED light bulbs or a coating of waste plutonium to the CQR which might indicate if it has gone in properly.


Regards,
Alec