Do you take your anchor with you in the Swan/Canning?

[Lone Ranger]

I am curious, do you take your anchor out with you when you fish in a River, based on the assumption that you have a leccy. May need it in an emergency?

EDITED:- please disregard the heading of 'Swan/Canning River' ... basically any river; so that intra and interstate people can also respond, if interested.

Thanks, LR

Carol,

Tis a required part of your safety equipment - like your american express gold credit card - never leave home without it.

In fact for commercial (survey / passenger varrying boats) you must have 2 anchors at all times, and the shackles must be "moused" closed, with stainelss wire!

"Moused" - the eye hole of the shackle pin run thru with stainless wire, and tied around the shackle body such that the pin can't undo on it's own accord while your anchored - thus letting you drift free!

When all else fails - your anchors your last resort - whether in the river or sea (lake). You should find a permanent place to stow it in your boat, thats easily accessible in a timely manner (and for goddness dsakes attach the bitter end to the boat!).

Lastly - if you want to avoid electrolysis in that new alloy boat - make sure you store it, (if outside in the rain) with a bow up attitude and the bungs out such that the hull drains of any rainwater!

Little known fact, rainwater contains salt, and salt residue from riverwater spray etc inside the boat will be washed down into your boat when it rains.

Should you leave the bow in a downward attitude (jockey wheel on trailer wound down too low) - and said salty water pools - where you stow your anchor and chain (both galvanised of course) up in the bow, you have effectively created a galvanic wet cell battery just like a car battery (dissimilar metals / salt water).

As you may know in a car battery - or a aluminium boat with salty water pooled in the bow - with a galvanised anchor stowed in the water....we have two dissimilar (electrical potential / nobility or valence) metals being zinc (in the galvanising) and aluminium in the hull - and of course just for good measure - the actual ordinary steel in the anchor and if you have a moused shackle - then the 316 stainless steel mousing wire...

What happens in a wet cell battery under galvanic corrosion or electrolysis call it what you will - is the least nobel metal gives up it's electrons and curent flows - and the least noble metal is greadully eaten away...

Now - if that least noble metal should happen to be your aluminium hull - well you could end up with a hole in the boat!

Food for thought eh?

Cheers!

[Zac 87]

i dont even have an anchor. to my understanding over here in rivers all you need is a bailer ie. a bucket or somthing to empty water out of you boat while you sink.

i my leccy and main engine died i would just let myself drit to the edge and tie up.

[Dror]

Carol, I always carry an anchor in the boat no matter where I am. It is always a good fall back if needed.

Cheers, Dror

[Richo]

It goes where my boat goes

[Shane]

I dont, but thats because there is a lack of storage areas in my boat.

[Craig]

Always

Not only for safety but have used it to hold position when fishing.