southernfreedom 0 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 nope Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 375 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Ok CH I will bite. Anchor does the wild thing and chooses to part company from chain and usual home to live the dream in soft mud. Large strong portion of netting with weights gets towed from above and miraculously accosts errant anchor from new found freedom. Pics please. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazyhorse 47 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Sarcasm n Ok CH I will bite. Anchor does the wild thing and chooses to part company from chain and usual home to live the dream in soft mud. Large strong portion of netting with weights gets towed from above and miraculously accosts errant anchor from new found freedom. Pics please. Yep, sarcasm noted. The guy asked for ideas so just trying to help Prissy and you are not the one that asked. Used a weighted net dragged behind a dinghy to get a boarding ladder that got knocked over and took a few trays but worked. Thought it would pickup an anchor too assuming it's not buried in mud. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myjane 40 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Hi shame about the anchor , but old computer hard drive magnets would be the strongest you could use I dropped a crescent in the marina last week i had an old computer in the shed ratted the magnets , next day up comes the crescent , they are so strong ,two magnets together you won’t getthem apart , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 157 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I have recovered a few sunken moorings over the years, a small grapnel towed behind a dinghy did the job. This was always done at dead at low tide and once hooked you then dive down the rope and attach a heavy line for recovery. This has also been used to recover lost dive belts but with a smaller grapnel, so the technique works fine as long as there is something for the grapnel to hook on to. Stating the bleeding bloody obvious I suppose but your biggest challenge is the area you have to cover. The grapnel was four pronged made from 8mm rebar 400 mm Long and 180 mm Dia. Patience is key sometimes it took 2 or 3 hrs to hook it but worth it for $1700 perhaps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southernfreedom 0 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 bloody awsome advice all. apart from pricilla this is a serious blog no silliness. ???????????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 375 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Crikey SF get it right its Priscilla. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southernfreedom 0 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 yeah! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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