love finding anchors

[riverdiver]

Found this anchor today in the St.Clair River.We have a group of divers that get together and dive every year on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. And last year I found the small steel cross arm anchor on the dive.

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Nice finds, thanks for sharing. Do you get any bottles were you dive?
ZDD

 

[recoiljunky]

Cool finds, thanks for sharing.

 

[drbill]

Reminds me of something that happened on our dive boat. Two divers returned to the boat sating they had found an anchor and wanted to retrieve it. They had unshackled the chain from the anchor so it could be brought up with a lift bag. The boat's captain replied something to this effect: "That was OUR anchor you idiots!"

 

[SoccerJeni]

Reminds me of something that happened on our dive boat. Two divers returned to the boat sating they had found an anchor and wanted to retrieve it. They had unshackled the chain from the anchor so it could be brought up with a lift bag. The boat's captain replied something to this effect: "That was OUR anchor you idiots!"

Hysterical!

 

[riverdiver]

I do not pick up bottles, but yes their is plenty. I do pick up steamship china. I found all this just this year.

 

[BoneCrusher]

And there is rumor there is another one hiding somewhere close by.... Great find!

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

I do not pick up bottles, but yes their is plenty. I do pick up steamship china. I found all this just this year.

Wow, that's a nice collection you have going there. Do most of them have the steam ship line logos on them?
ZDD

 

[Thunder Bay Minnow]

I recently found five anchors myself. The are pretty large and I am considering salvaging them. But what do you do about the chain? One is a large steel stock with a shank of about six feet. With about 100 feet of chain in a large loop almost back on it's self. The local limestone has affected the chain where the links are similar to being welded solid.

So what is the easiest way to separate the anchor from the chain?

 

[UnderSeaBumbleBee]

very nice find. Thanks for sharing.