Old ice cream tub/bucket to make your own out of a bag of concrete from B&Q etc and one of the round eyes with a threaded portion.
Cut & drill a flat bit of metal & attach to the thread before pouring the concrete.
Tamp down well as you go to help avoid too many rough bits - a bag of readymix cement will also work & usually is smoother.
Only issue is they can be a bit bigger than something cast out of lead or the cast iron Avery weights (which also pop up on ebay)
I use an old Avery weight (28lb) to stop the Pitsford fishing boats swinging around when deadbaiting for pike. Their anchor at one end & the weight at the other. I did try the 56lb one I had in the garage but whilst putting it down was fine it was a bit of a struggle getting it back up again!
I did try the 56lb one I had in the garage but whilst putting it down was fine it was a bit of a struggle getting it back up again!
Oh yeah - been there!
Concrete is a bit hit and miss - it displaces a large amount of water in proportion to its own weight, reducing its effective submerged weight. Metals are better, unless you're making a mooring that will become covered by the substrate.
The late Father in Law was a coal merchant and clearing out his things after he died 15yrs ago we found tucked away his vintage bagging scales and several 56lb weights which I've kept and found useful at times. They must be absorbing water though as they seem to weigh so much more than they did 15yrs ago.
The late Father in Law was a coal merchant and clearing out his things after he died 15yrs ago we found tucked away his vintage bagging scales and several 56lb weights which I've kept and found useful at times. They must be absorbing water though as they seem to weigh so much more than they did 15yrs ago.
Not sure what they are called but yes they are rectangular with a handle and made of rough iron? My uncle was a coal Merchant and used to carry them in the back of his waggon
They're the Avery type weights.
Usually plenty on ebay in different sizes and with varying prices according to whether the vendor is trying to flog them as 'a rare antique' or not!
Random ebay: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165093249558
