How to clean my anchor & chain

underwurlde · #1 07-11-09, 13:44

We all know that immersing a chain & anchor into salt water makes it go all 'orrible and white & corroded.

Now I saw somewhere (on this forum?) a chap who managed to clean his anchor & chain by immersing them in a bucket of *something*. The pictures he showed were quite amazing in how well the solution of *something* cleaned everything up (looked then almost like new).

Can anyone shed light on the solution used to clean the anchor & chain? I think the chap just left in solution for a few hours / over night....

Cheers,

Andy

blueglass · #2 07-11-09, 13:49

all I do each year is winch out the entire length on to the bottom of the marina, scrub out anchor locker, slowly winch it back in while playing hosepipe jet over it as it comes. can't say it looks like new but who cares?

carlton · #3 07-11-09, 13:56

A few years ago I removed mine from the boat and dropped them off at a local galvanizers.

They acid-dip the anchor and chain and then, er... galvanize it. It came out looking like new, and cost me the princely sum of £20 (cash).

Could be worth googling for similar in your area.

hlb · #4 07-11-09, 14:21

Cant say mine looks any different than it did when I bought it and the anchors just as as bent. Have you got some special sort of sea round there, ours is just normal sort of brown blackish stuff.

MapisM · #5 07-11-09, 15:17

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Originally Posted by hlb

Have you got some special sort of sea round there, ours is just normal sort of brown blackish stuff.

Geez Haydn, you positively need some Sardinian cruising, methink.
This is the WORST water you would find - inside harbours!