Re: Alternate anchor for P-19

Ron Force (rforce@uidaho.edu)
Fri, 19 Feb 1999 13:23:00 -0800


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George Sweet wrote:
> Big Ugly is a cheap two peice cast
> Iron Navy Anchor look-alike that can be found at K-Marts Wal-Marts and other
> fine chandlerys. It has cheap silver paint that is supposed to make it look
> galvanized . I think I paid around $13 cash American for it. I figured if I
> lost it it would be no biggie.

I got mine for $5. It was used as an emergency brake on a '58 VW
Transporter. When the brakes failed, they'd toss it out the window with
a line tied to the rear bumper. :-)

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