jimi
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HAs anyone tried this as a means of protecting the bow of the boat from anchor scrathes?
Teflon coating on anchors
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DJE
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jimi
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my you are ugly DJE , you obviously originate from the East Coast somewhere
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Jimi
It's much easier to coat your anchor with butter. The only problem is that when you head south, it melts.
It's much easier to coat your anchor with butter. The only problem is that when you head south, it melts.
DJE
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I try not to have anything to do with slippery customers.
East Coast? No it's far worse than that.
East Coast? No it's far worse than that.
fireball
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Surely you'd need to put the teflon on the bow ... if you put it on the anchor it'd never hold on the seabed....
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Jimi
It's much easier to coat your anchor with butter. The only problem is that when you head south, it melts.
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What an excellent idea Stingo.... makes navigation for crossing the Atlantic easier..... just head south until the butter begins to melt, then head West! What a great idea for a navigational aid which doubles as anchor protection and could even be used for other things in an emergency! You had better patent your idea quickly stingo! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Jimi
It's much easier to coat your anchor with butter. The only problem is that when you head south, it melts.
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What an excellent idea Stingo.... makes navigation for crossing the Atlantic easier..... just head south until the butter begins to melt, then head West! What a great idea for a navigational aid which doubles as anchor protection and could even be used for other things in an emergency! You had better patent your idea quickly stingo! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
jimi
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Even better with Teflon and butter cos the grilled eggs will fry sunnyside up!
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How are you going to do that when you're at anchor?
jimi
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Well I'll have two anchor's, silly! I'll keep the teflon one for frying on and use the other one for other things
Twister_Ken
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Butter covered anchor idea
Head south 'til it melts, then hang a right...
Would make nav much easier for any one following - just follow the butter slick to the Caribbean.
Head south 'til it melts, then hang a right...
Would make nav much easier for any one following - just follow the butter slick to the Caribbean.
FullCircle
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I've used Anchor Butter for years, better than that Lurpak stuff.
I keep my anchor liberally covered in muddy silt. Stops it looking rusty anyway
I keep my anchor liberally covered in muddy silt. Stops it looking rusty anyway
Twister_Ken
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I thought Muddy Silt was a blues singer.
FullCircle
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Nah, Muddy Silt is when you run out of loo roll
Saddletramp
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Polystyrene anchor, won't damage your boat, does not get fouled, does not break your back lifting it, easy to store.
Trouble is it does not sink - so you have to tie a ruddy great anchor to it. I am still working on that bit
Trouble is it does not sink - so you have to tie a ruddy great anchor to it. I am still working on that bit
Marmalade
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use the kedge!
Twister_Ken
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Trouble with polystyrene is that you can't get it in that spiffy stainless steel finish, so beloved in south coast marinae.
OTOH, I reckon black teflon-coated 'stealth' anchors could be the next big thing. Very sexy.
OTOH, I reckon black teflon-coated 'stealth' anchors could be the next big thing. Very sexy.
davidfox
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Nah, Muddy Silt is when you run out of loo roll
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Nah thats muddy slit
Nah, Muddy Silt is when you run out of loo roll
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Nah thats muddy slit
Sgeir
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We like to boil our CQR and chain in whale oil at the start of every season. It doesn't protect the bow from anchor scratches though.
jimi
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Maybe protects the bow from whale scratches though?