Alarming indeed. I had a phone, but I could definitely not have used it. It was in my trouser pockets and these were unreachable.
No, a high pressure hose would not have helped. I "just" needed to clear out lots of heavy bits and pieces (stones, shells, washers, pieces of monel wire and cable...
... with an anchor well.
Yesterday, I dropped the anchor and all its chain, so that I could clean out the anchor well.
Thing is, to reach the bottom I have to go down head first. It was a bit blowy on the water, so I was wearing a LJ. Said LJ got jammed and I found myself stuck, upside down...
I am becoming a great fan of this approach. Very controlled. Gently rest on whatever is convenient and safe (appropriately fendered) and then pull yourself into place, ideally with the aid of a winch.
my 2p's worth.
After several batches of wasted money on the flimsy control switches sold by the marine suppliers, I went for something *like* this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Winch-Switch-Control-Rainproof-System/dp/B0CFTQ35HH
Amazingly, it has been working perfectly for 15 or so years.
The...
I have an old anode I removed a while back. It is covered with a white salt, which I assume is Zn(OH)2.
Is it possible to remove this and continue using the anode? Should I do it chemically (how?) or by physical removal, e.g. with a wire brush?
We were back there again this weekend. This time with my wife. We actually found a good place just above the last of the Calstock moorings. We anchored in a 4m (CD) pool. The ride down to Calstock in the the dinghy was a short and easy affair. We left it by the slipway near the sailing...
We anchored between the moorings and the bridge.
At low water we were at "at an angle" for a hour or so...
Next time, I may look at some deeper pools upstream.