DIY Shallow Water Anchor Component Assembly Guide
How to build your own DIY Shallow Water Anchor properly. Best practices, techniques, most common setups, adhesives, and tips. This is a comprehensive guide on building your own shallow water anchor with components made to last for the long haul. The assembly methods used are best practices and what we have determined through our own use and customer suggestions.
All components can be found at:
www.mgs4u.com/s...
Written video notes:
DIY Shallow Water Anchor
What is a shallow water anchor?
Why use fiberglass?
- Fiberglass is springy / absorb shocks caused by wake and wind
- Fiberglass resists UV deterioration
- Light weight, easy to use
- Available in several colors
Materials not to use:
- wooden dowel - wood is brittle and deteriorates quickly
- metal conduit - rusts, heavy, once bent it stays bent
- PVC - deteriorates quickly in UV/sun and becomes brittle
Shallow Water Anchor How to assemble
Parts List
- Solid Fiberglass Rod
- Stainless Steel Tip
- Stainless Steel Rod Couplers
- Polycarbonate T-Grip Handle
- Polycarbonate 4-in-1 Paddle
Adhesives To Use
- JB Weld Cold Weld Formula, short setup and cure time
- 3M 5200, long setup and cure time
Adhesives NOT to use
- PVC Glue, works by chemically melting the two pieces of PVC together.
- Wood glue, does not bond to fiberglass at all
- Epoxies in the syringe type tubes
- Expanding glues like Gorilla Glue
Assembly
- Parts list check
- Test fitting
o Line up all goods to be assembled prior to assembly
o Test Fit
o Possible sanding needing
- Surface preparation
o Wipe rod with damp cloth only, to remove surface dust from manufacturing and or sanding
- Glue parts
o Follow instructions in Assembly guide
Пікірлер: 25
Hey there. Anchor was awesome today in a current. Jb weld had a problem on the handle though. Held everywhere else. But so strong. The boat got pushed into the pole by current and the pole held the boat back. I use it with a climbers heavy duty caribeaner, and grappling ring, and used paracord witha basic weave to connect them. Just drop the pile through the ring and we didn't budge.
JB weld failed on mine leaving the 8ft section at the bottom of the lake. Drilled a hole in the couplings of the remaining poles and put in drive rivets works great.
@engineeringawayout
2 жыл бұрын
JB weld failed on me too but it was at the handle. Luckily I was able to get the entire pole back.
Threads of 1/4"-20 would allow a camera to mount to the end. Screw the handle on and off.
its a hollow rod so air in tip should not trap air
Your web site says the connectors are 3/4"ID
Make a tip that screws in!
Any idea where I can find one of those t handles and the pointed silver tip. Thx. Appreciate your help
@edl5945
3 жыл бұрын
Look up Titanfiberglass on ebay he has parts i bought the whole pole already together with free shipping and he gave me a extra tip for free for my raptor powerpole.
The slick pole should have been sanded with 80 grit sand paper to allow the jb weld to have tooth to grab . Paint just like jb needs something to make it hold .
Wow. So many negative comments. How about you arm-chair brainiacs come up with your own system so we can tell you how it works?
@pacospete4299
4 ай бұрын
did you actually watch this and read the comment section ?
Great system, but at $216 for a 16 foot anchor not including the paddle. No thanks.
where i get the s seel tip.
@patrickbowden5790
7 жыл бұрын
Go to their website www.mgs4u.com/shallow-water-boat-anchors.htm I just recieved mine in the mail. Seems to be good quality
Redundant talking
46 minutes......46. I am interested in your products but not 46 minutes interested. Its not that complicated.
Went to order my $33 pole kit and shipping is $28? So much for that...
@bigdoggstatus99
4 жыл бұрын
Look in the garden section at Walmart for uv rated fiberglass poles, you cut to fit. You can buy their handle or make 1 from a PVC t-joint. All you need from them are the ferrules to make various lengths and a tip if you want one. Use marine epoxy not jb weld.
@samgoddard6443
4 жыл бұрын
Big Dogg Status where to buy ferrules?
@ryanpaasch7464
4 жыл бұрын
@Jack Schofield try harbor freight?
very poor video !!!!
@ronaldhewitt6902
4 ай бұрын
Make your own.
Oh, PLEASE, have someone who understands editing do a thorough job on this video. You've managed to squeeze a 10 to 12 minute video into almost 50 minutes of thumb twiddling. We do NOT need to watch the entire process to understand how it works. Show how to glue one or two joints, the tip, and the paddle. The directions for mixing JB Weld are right on the package and you don't need to demonstrate that each time, either. Now, please excuse me while I go watch some paint dry.
@ronaldhewitt6902
4 ай бұрын
Make sure you inhale deeply while watching the paint dry.