Marine Powder Coating for Anchor

[JV II]

One of my winter projects: I am going to have Powder Pro turn my rusty old galvanized plow anchor into a shiny new white anchor for ~$500. Read the process. It will have a thick coat of primer (which is powder) and 2 thick coats of single stage powder. I rarely use the anchor, mostly docking or mooring. When I do, it is in a mud or sandy bottom. Beats buying a new stainless anchor of that size. The thing has to weigh over 50#. Its a beast.
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[christo15]

Looks like a great option. I would just worry that over time it would start to wear off. My old boat had that same problem though, so I'd love to see the finished product.

 

[scubanderson]

You can pick up a 55 lb stainless steel delta anchor for $750.00 at marinepartdepot.com. I would think that is a better investment without the chance of the powder coat coming off.

Stuart

 

[Havana Shamrock]

I had my SS davit brackets powder coated a few yrs back it peeled by the end of the season and I wasn't dragging them along the bottom,. Its a lot of coin to have it peel off.

 

[JV II]

Still thinking abut this. I think the same size anchor by my dimensions is the one showing at 66# on marinepartdepot.com. $868. Maybe sell the anchor and put the money toward SS?

(I just weighed it - 60#. It is 36" in length overall.)

 

[Henry Boyd]

Removing all of the remaining zinc will be problematic. If it isn't removed the powder coating won't bond properly. Grit blasting would remove most of it, but not enough for powder coating.

If you want to recycle the anchor finding someone to re galvanize it would be a better choice.

Henry


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[Rxflyer]

How about having it sprayed with bedliner material ? That is available in a bunch of colors. Don't know how much it would cost, but surely less than half a boating buck...

 

[IanBat]

From my experience, I think you may be disappointed.

I manufacture and have our product powder coated. The real important part is the base coat and preparation any faults and it won't hold.

The steel components we manufacture, we gave up on powder coating as we could not stop them from rusting. We now use dacromet.

On my boat the PO fitted a Muir winch, after 18 months the white powder oat was peeling off, Muir gave them a new one under wty. After I had the boat for about 8 months the paint on that winch was doing the same, again about 18 months.

Muir now don't do that powder coat finish.

I think the extra for a stainless anchor will actually be cheaper in the end and you will be happier




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[BigBoysToys]

I've thought of painting mine with POR paint. Has anyone tried it? I feel like it would hold up pretty well.



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[1990-270-da-lover]

I have a 25# Danforth that was looking a little fugly, shot 3 coats of Rustoleum silver on it at the beginning of last season. Brightened it up and at the end of the season it's just showing a little wear at the points of the flukes. I anchor out most times out, but mostly mud/sand bottom. Just going to shoot another coat in the spring.

 

[RollerCoastr]

I had mine powder-coated 10 years ago. I doubt that they killed themselves trying to prep it - I only paid about $125 for the process. It looked great until this season, when I changed my anchoring routine from strictly sand/mud to sand/ some rock.

It looks horrible now - full of scratches and starting to rust. I haven't decided what to do.

 

[Air O'Nautical]

I would put it on the yearly list of spring maintenance items and just paint it with a rattle can of same color.

Or, sell it for a quick $100 and buy new.

Just all to possible to be disappointed spending a lot on the powder coating.

Mark.

 

[Alex F]

You can pick up a 55 lb stainless steel delta anchor for $750.00 at marinepartdepot.com. I would think that is a better investment without the chance of the powder coat coming off.

Stuart

That's a great source. Thanks for sharing. Now you've got me scratching my head as I was planning to upgrade my SS 35lb to SS 55lb.

One of my winter projects: I am going to have Powder Pro turn my rusty old galvanized plow anchor into a shiny new white anchor for ~$500. Read the process. It will have a thick coat of primer (which is powder) and 2 thick coats of single stage powder. I rarely use the anchor, mostly docking or mooring. When I do, it is in a mud or sandy bottom. Beats buying a new stainless anchor of that size. The thing has to weigh over 50#. Its a beast.

Mike,

SS is the way to go. Don't waste your money on anything else.

 

[SloBurn]

I got a $5 can of Krylon and painted mine last year, this year I'll use the other half of spray can and do it again. Takes 5 minutes, cost $2.50...

 

[fwebster]

If your anchor was produced by Tie Down Engineering in Atlanta, they have a lifetime warranty and will replace or repair the anchor, even for the galvanizing failure. I don't know whose anchor Sea Ray used on the 48DA plow anchor; you'd have to check.....call 1-800-Rusty.

If a Fortress anchor will fit your pulpit, they are hard to beat. I bought a 37# Fortress from a Sea Ray dealer in the mid-West for about $350 last year...street prices are in the $425 area and aluminum doesn't rust.

Some of the folks in our marina...a couple with 48DA's....have replaced their anchors with stainless ones for about $700 thru the dealer, so I suspect you can find a stainless one for close enough to your $500 price point to make powder coating become a less favorable choice.

 

[bblack]

I can't tell if you hull is blue or black but on my black hulled 44 I used black Line X on the anchor. It worked great, was cheap and it looked good

 

[1990-270-da-lover]

I got a $5 can of Krylon and painted mine last year, this year I'll use the other half of spray can and do it again. Takes 5 minutes, cost $2.50...

+1 on the spray. I do like the look of the polished stainless anchors, but I have other pressing needs for the
Boat buck that would cost.

 

[JV II]

I have a Kodiak anchor. Thanks for sharing your experiences with powder coat. I thought that it was nearly indestructible, but clearly not. I put it on Craigs list and will be either buying a new SS or getting a couple of cans of Krylon.

 

[IanBat]

I had this done for under $200, one of these days I will fit it! I actually keep putting it off because I want to replace the anchor winch due to looking at the huge chunk of powdercoating missing off it, and upsize the chain from 6-8mm at the same time.

 

[Westie]

Have you looked into getting it chromed? Not sure if it is a viable option for an anchor or not.