mike farrants Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) might be a silly question, but Just wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to protect my gunwale from the anchor chain - if dropping and lifting on my own I don't want to roll the chain over the wooden gunwale - and lifting at arms length is tough... I was thinking a plastic sheet bent over the side, and then i could lift and lower slowly and more controlled? maybe a 5 gal drum cut? any good ideas? TIA Edited March 30, 2021 by mike farrants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydavy Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Nice piece of stainless steel mick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 As @andydavysays, a piece of sheet stainless would work well, and look more professional than a cut drum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I had a stainless plate about 2’ long folded over the gunwale with a big cleat in the middle which worked well. suzook12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DINOBOY Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 How wide if the gunwhale? When I had wood I just cut a slot out of a 4” soil pipe and put it over you can get the pipe up to 9”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 its a colvic 20 so quite deep gunwales - I did think about soil pipe or guttering thanks - I thought it might have been a silly question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, mike farrants said: I thought it might have been a silly question! No such thing Mike. DINOBOY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DINOBOY Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 29 minutes ago, mike farrants said: its a colvic 20 so quite deep gunwales - I did think about soil pipe or guttering thanks - I thought it might have been a silly question! Mine was on a mevagissey tosher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrkneyCorkney Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Building sites and farmers are a good source of wide diameter land drain pipe (although many famers believe the two foot of pipe abandoned in their yard is gold plated - haggle 🤣 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DINOBOY Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 minute ago, OrkneyCorkney said: Building sites and farmers are a good source of wide diameter land drain pipe (although many famers believe the two foot of pipe abandoned in their yard is gold plated - haggle 🤣 ) I work onsite so it’s a freebie for me. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrkneyCorkney Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 56 minutes ago, DINOBOY said: I work onsite so it’s a freebie for me. 👍 Best price, I’ll like those deals 🤗 DINOBOY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydavy Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 We used to use yellow plastic gas pipe on our commercial boats mike farrants 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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