Great Laker
Senior Member
The way we all revere our anchors, it seems that they deserve a proper place to go when their time has come. What have you done with yours?
I have a Danforth anchor that began its life serving two different sailboats over many years in CA., became the day anchor on two of my ski boats on many years of trips to the Delta, then moved to MI where it became the lunch anchor on Great Laker and has almost completed the Great Loop.
This anchor is still functioning well, but eventually will be retired. What happens to it then? It deserves something better than rusting behind the garage or ending up in a dumpster.
Anchors don't seem to sell well on craigslist, maybe because so many boaters are hung up on getting the "latest" and "best" to hang on the bow. If you are creative, maybe you could turn it into a coffee table or lamp base?
How about a national anchor graveyard?
I have a Danforth anchor that began its life serving two different sailboats over many years in CA., became the day anchor on two of my ski boats on many years of trips to the Delta, then moved to MI where it became the lunch anchor on Great Laker and has almost completed the Great Loop.
This anchor is still functioning well, but eventually will be retired. What happens to it then? It deserves something better than rusting behind the garage or ending up in a dumpster.
Anchors don't seem to sell well on craigslist, maybe because so many boaters are hung up on getting the "latest" and "best" to hang on the bow. If you are creative, maybe you could turn it into a coffee table or lamp base?
How about a national anchor graveyard?