cleaning anchor

Started by Bugman63, December 10, 2016, 11:57:29 AM

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Bugman63

just picked a nice Hooker 8lb anchor with chain and rope at a yard sale for $10, what do you guys use to clean the salt off the anchor. thanks

Bud Kennedy

Here is a list you may find helpful.

1
Rinse the anchor with freshwater as soon as it's up on deck. Rinse the mud off because it traps the salt next to the steel. This rinse is a temporary fix, though, because while your rinsing the anchor, it's still surrounded by and sitting in the residue.

2
Pull the pin on the shackle while you're doing your "post-cruise" boat cleaning. Set the anchor over the side onto the dock or the driveway. Finish washing your boat and rinse the anchor again, this time from a garden hose.

3
Mix 5 gallons of hot water and 2 cups of marine laundry detergent that's formulated for salt water in a 5-gallon plastic bucket. Scrub the anchor with the detergent mixture using a scrubber sponge and stiff-bristle brush.

4
Rinse the anchor thoroughly with running water to remove the soap. Rinse the residue away from the anchor.

5
Set the anchor aboard and shackle the anchor to the anchor line, or set the anchor into its storage aboard the boat.