Kodiak Anchor - Made by SouthCoast Marine . . .???

[tpenfield]

I had an anchor mishap today while anchoring at the local sand bar.

The shaft is bent and the rode frayed because the roller flange that the anchor & rode feed through had a sharp edge to it and eventually cut through the line and the bow anchor & chain went into the bottom

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Thankfully, we were not that deep and I had just moved the stern anchor to deeper water. So, the bow abruptly swung towards shore with the wind and we were hanging by the stern anchor.

We got the bow anchor back, but it has seen better days. Not sure what happened to bend the shank. I had originally thought that the rode had frayed at the windlass, but upon examining the bow anchor locker, I realize the sharp edge on the bow roller.

The anchor appears to be a 27 lb Kodiak Delta Wing, made by SouthCoast Marine. I have not heard of the company and it does not readily come up on a Google search.

Seems like an OEM anchor, but I'd like to get as close to it as possible. I see a lot of 22 lb. anchors and 33 lb anchors. This one is an in-between size of about 27 lbs (12 kg).

Anybody know of Kodiak anchors? Maybe @Scott Danforth ?

 

[Scott Danforth]

South coast is a small manufacturing shop in St Pete FL

 

[alldodge]

Mine is a Kodiak 22 lb

 

[Scott Danforth]

A good fabricator can straighten your anchor

 

[tpenfield]

A good fabricator can straighten your anchor

I was wondering if the shank will be weakened by straightening it. Also, this anchor has a 3/8" thick shank, while I see others at 1/2" thickness.

I am wondering if this anchor is a little sub-standard.

These are the sharp edges that apparently cut the anchor rode as we were positioned a bit sideways to the wind for a while . . .

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So, I'll want to round out those edges. I was thinking that we had chain only deployed, given that we were in shallow water, but there was about a half foot of rode extended to the bow roller.

 

[tpenfield]

Mine is a Kodiak 22 lb

Good to know. Your boat is about 9,000 lbs? I think 22 lb is a bit small for my boat.

 

[tpenfield]

South coast is a small manufacturing shop in St Pete FL

Would that be Clearwater FL? It looks like they do custom work and don't have any retail distribution to speak of.

If I go a buy-new route, I'll reach out to Cruisers Yacht Tech Support for any guidance, Just a matter of finding a good fit for the boat. I have a critical dimension of 25" from the roller to the windlass gypsy, which also has to include the pivot shackle (about 3"). So, the shank cannot be too long.
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[Scott Danforth]

Pinellas park to be specific. It's all "St Pete" down here as the whole county is an island

Going to make a call

 

[Scott Danforth]

I was wondering if the shank will be weakened by straightening it. Also, this anchor has a 3/8" thick shank, while I see others at 1/2" thickness.

I am wondering if this anchor is a little sub-standard.

These are the sharp edges that apparently cut the anchor rode as we were positioned a bit sideways to the wind for a while . . .
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So, I'll want to round out those edges. I was thinking that we had chain only deployed, given that we were in shallow water, but there was about a half foot of rode extended to the bow roller.

I would have a bit of 1/4" round bar stitched to that edge myself

 

[flashback]

Off hand I'd say it's sub standard for your use, probably work well for me.. I'm not paying shipping.. LOL

 

[tpenfield]

Today was a beach day, given that the boat is down an anchor. I spent some time looking through information on various delta anchors.

As best that I can tell the anchor I have has got the plow of a 33 lb anchor and the shank of an 18 lb anchor. So, not surprising that the shank bent.

I think I'll buy a 33 lb anchor and use the sawzall and drill press to make the shank shorter.. . . so it will be about a 30 lb anchor. The other aspects of the 33 lb seem to fit, just the shank is longer.

 

[alldodge]

Might also suggest put another Shackel between swivel and anchor

 

[tpenfield]

Quick Update . . .

I put the issue out on the FB CY338 forum for input. One person responded that their anchor shank had been bent. Another responded that the bow roller edge have cut through the rode twice.

The guy that had the shank bent got his fix at a metal shop. . . was not much $$.

So, I may see if I can get the metal shop guy that is near me to take a look at the anchor.

 

[Scott Danforth]

You could find a mobile welder and have it done at the dock

 

[tpenfield]

You could find a mobile welder and have it done at the dock

Going to be at ‘home’ for the next couple of weeks. The good side of things is that it happened at the end of the day on our last boating day of a 3 week vacation

 

[tpenfield]

Quick update. . . I dropped the anchor off with a local welding shop. They are going to straighten the shank and add a 1.5" strip of stainless over the top of the shank (so it will have a 'T' profile). I should have it back in a few days.

Then I got to bang off the rust of my line/rode back-splicing skills and take a file to the edges of the bow roller.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Use a 3M red wheel after the file

 

[tpenfield]

$220 later, I have the anchor back all fixed.

Straightened & Strengthened

The welder put a 1-1/2" bar of SS across the top of the shank to keep from bending (again).
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Next week, I'll see if it fits (it should) and get it all hooked up. Also need to round the corners of the bow roller.

 

[dingbat]

I was wondering if the shank will be weakened by straightening it.

Cold worked (tempered) when bent. Cold worked (tempered) when straightened.

Could straighten and anneal to like new strength, but wouldn't be cost effective unless you do the work yourself

 

[tpenfield]

I'm thinking the top piece (which I asked the welder to put on) is making it stronger than it ever was.