Why did nobody tell me....

[richardeilers]

...not to use wire wool near my boat?
A final rubdown before varnishing and the washboard looked great - can't say the same for the rest of the boat. Tiny specks of wire wool had become a million rust stains on the GRP.
Took days to polish off.
Don't do it - and don't tell my neighbour (a speck or two must have drifted on to his boat).
You've been warned!!

 

[Swanrad2]

Init amazing how the mildest of cock ups cost you dearest. Always warms the cockles to know it aint just me

 

[alienzdive]

as an apprentice, I was always told to make sure the wire wool, wire brushes, scourers etc, did not contain Iron...
NOW I KNOW WHY!!

 

[sarabande]

not only does the damn stuff oxidise as soon as you breathe on it, but it catches fire, too. Really; try it over a bucket.

 

[Stoaty]

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Took days to polish off.

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That's nothing. I learnt the hard way as well. Sharpened up an anchor with an angle grinder over the back of the cockpit. Had to use hydrochloric acid and loads of elbow grease to remove the mess.

 

[JKay]

[--word removed--] next berth did that to his pulpit rail /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

cheers Joe

 

[TheBoatman]

Dave
I'm intrigued - why would you want to "sharpen" your anchor when you are based in the Mudway?

Peter.

 

[oldsaltoz]

When the spots return use an acid, faster and cleaner, but too friendly to the environment.

 

[RupertW]

I did that to my pulpit rail - maddening and I'm still getting some of the last little bits out - never ever again.

It was breezy too so some of the bits may well have blown onto other boats /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Stoaty]

Well I was given a copy of a WASI anchor by a friend who said it was usless. He was right. It kept coming out and wouldn't reset. Despite weighing 21Kg and having 25ft of 5/8 chain for a 23ft boat. It seemed that only the first 4-5"" of the blade was actually digging in, which is about the same area as a small saucer.

The blade was made from 6MM steel plate but it wasn't chamfered at the edges. I thought that grinding the edges down to a nice sharp edge would help.

It's still usless.

I think it's fair to say just about any other anchor holds in the mudway.

My friend says he is going to make another with the stock at a shallower angle with the blade. I am not convinced by this design.