Sailing Florida Keys - Problems in Paradise 

Hi Damn, I'm a long time cruising sailor from New Zealand giving my boat some needed maintenance before continuing home to NZ .. love your videos. You need to cease wire your shackle pin to the shackle itself, this is what the hole in the shackle pin is for.Otherwise your pin will work loose and you will lose your anchor or worse lose your boat. Keep your adventure videos coming.. Cheers S.

Be sure to track down the missing blades. You’ll likely find the in the intake side of your oil cooler. (Good job!) That zinc coated chain will rust really fast. You need galvanized chain. It will last years. All shackles should be “moused” with monel or stainless steel wire. As another commented said, that is what the hole in the shackle pin is for. Wire through the pin’s hole and around the shackle arm, at least three strands. The Bruce type anchor you have likes lots of scope. You can also rig up a cantenary weight to run down your anchor rhode to help keep the pull horizontal on the anchor’s shank more horizontal. When you can afford a new anchor, look at a Mantus. Best anchor I’ve used in 50 years of boating.