Anchor locker mods...

[Airslot]

Been fooling with this anchoring thing lately as most of ya know ::), so in cleaning up I vaccumned out the bottom of the anchor locker and thought to myself...there has to be a better way.

The locker has a nice drain in the bottom of it, or at least near the bottom...so looking around the garage, well, it just sort of hit me. I was looking at this plastic crate that holds pepsi products.

A few minutes with a tape measure and the jig saw and I now have a nice plastic false bottom that will hold the anchor rode off the floor, yet allow water and sand to pass through. This should extend the life of my anchor rode considerably :)

Oh, and for you non-believers, pics in the morning ;D

[msbhammer]

Oh no AIR, we dont accept "Pics" in the morning. You have us all wondering now. We need Pics. NOW. ;D ;D

[reelapeelin]

I did the same thing in the bottom of one of my floor-hatches...works GREAT!! 8) ...might have to look into the anchor-rode thing, too ;D ;D ...

[macojoe]

I have a 5 gal square bucket with holes in it for mine

[Airslot]

Its morning, and here's those pics I promised,,, ;D

Started with a clean and empty anchor locker:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/Airslot/Pulpitinstall001-7.jpg

Made a cardboard template of the area that I wanted to cover:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/Airslot/Pulpitinstall002-6.jpg

Airslot; Gettin Jiggy wit' it:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/Airslot/Pulpitinstall003-5.jpg

And, the completed product:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/Airslot/Pulpitinstall004-4.jpg


And just cause Hammer likes his pics soooo much, I snapped two more, just cause I could, on my last trip outside beore dark:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/Airslot/Pulpitinstall005-4.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/Airslot/Pulpitinstall006-3.jpg

Hope you enjoy these, cause I ain't take no mo pics until they gots a feesh in them ;D

[reelapeelin]

That IS one helluva fine anchor storage/deployment deeevice you guys put together...well done, Hammer and Slot 8) ...

[Airslot]

Thanks REEL, but will it catch feesh, that is the reel test. And I'll report back no later than this time next week. We have a 2 day flounder tournament right here, and the boys are skeered, reel skeered ;D

[msbhammer]

A job well done AIR. Great pics. too as you promised. ;D

[Sean]

Looks good!

[phatdaddy]

i'm gonna tell the pepsi police, you guys were gonna turn me in to the milk crate police!!!!!!!

[Airslot]

I used pepsi in the most generic of terms ;), and I don't see any logo's ? ....

[C YENSEN]

looking good man, I think I may do that to mine ;D