Epoxy bottom of anchor well

[Akapeterc]

I have just purchased a 44 Hunter DS and cleaned out the anchor well And found that there is a lot of junk below the drain hole, Has anyone epoxied up to the level of the drain hole To stop the anchor sitting in any water

[markpierce]

Nothing should be in water, below the drain hole. Anchor is more conveniently located on the bow, ready to deploy.

[cszosler]

hi,
my chain locker bottom is below water line, it's draining into bilge and automatically over board.
I do wash chain in the locker with fresh water, for frequent coastal use there is no problem with water and zinc love it.

[David_Old_Jersey]

Why not put a couple of wooden chocks in the anchor locker to raise the anchor a tad?

[Akapeterc]

I should have said chain is below the drain not anchor, it is on front of boat

[haw1961]

How far below?

[Akapeterc]

About 6 inches

[David_Old_Jersey]

6 inches is a fair bit - would cost a bit in epoxy.......

where does the drain go? a hole through the hull and straight overboard? or down into the boat / the bilge?

If the former I would simply drill another hole!, and either plug up the original(s?) (with epoxy and Gelcoat or a coachbolt) - or leave it as extra drainage!

[boatsail]

If you wanted to fill, instead of straight epoxy, you could use blocks of wood embedded join the epoxy to take up space