looking for a grappling hook

[Diesel298]

ive been looking in local boating stores, and to no luck.
any suggestions?

 

[Divecop]

ive been looking in local boating stores, and to no luck.
any suggestions?

http://search.store.yahoo.com/cgi-b...=http://store.botachtactical.com/nsearch.html

 

[Diesel298]

cool TY

 

[Tommed]

Diesel

West Marine and Boaters World carry Kerrick Mighty Mite grapples. I've got one that I've rigged but haven't had a chance to use yet. The anchor is made of an aluminum sleeve filled with lead and has four rebendable aluminum prongs. Seems well made and it reasonably priced.

Tommed

 

[crankin]

No need to spend all that money on a hook. I made mine in an hour and it cost me all of $4.00 cdn so that would be like 50cents to the americans on the board Made it out of rebar. Heated it up bent it into the shape I wanted and then welded it together. Most expensive part was the paint

 

[Diesel298]

thanks again guys.. i looked at both west marine and boaters world catalog. and found nada,... ill look again
but i also think im gonna make one just because i can....
any excuse to use my welder, im all about it... (need to justify the cost) lol

 

[Tom Winters]

The problem with rebar grappling hooks is that they leave rust all over everything they touch in the boat - the deck, your hands, gloves, storage locker. Better to go stainless if you can get the right metal and your welder can handle it. The aluminum grapple is designed to get yanked off the snag and rebent into shape - I'm not sure what the life of something like that is - after a while, it might yield to a strong surge just when you do not want it to bend.
I have a small stainless grapple that dive shops carry - I would trust it to hold a boat, but for snagging long enough to send a dive down with a chain to tie off, it works great. It's only about a foot long.
I gotta find access to a TIG machine down here so I can weld me up a nice Christmas tree ladder and some tank seats for my boat. My wife is going to hate all that - "Oh, you had to go and make it look like a commercial dive boat..." Except she'll like the ladder and the seats. I know better than to make her admit it though.

 

[Diesel298]

The problem with rebar grappling hooks is that they leave rust all over everything they touch in the boat - the deck, your hands, gloves, storage locker. Better to go stainless if you can get the right metal and your welder can handle it. The aluminum grapple is designed to get yanked off the snag and rebent into shape - I'm not sure what the life of something like that is - after a while, it might yield to a strong surge just when you do not want it to bend.
I have a small stainless grapple that dive shops carry - I would trust it to hold a boat, but for snagging long enough to send a dive down with a chain to tie off, it works great. It's only about a foot long.
I gotta find access to a TIG machine down here so I can weld me up a nice Christmas tree ladder and some tank seats for my boat. My wife is going to hate all that - "Oh, you had to go and make it look like a commercial dive boat..." Except she'll like the ladder and the seats. I know better than to make her admit it though.

make it outa stainless, and just mig it

 

[dulldiver]

maybe you could look at climinng stores or a wilderness outfitter or something. I think I remember seeing one in a us cavalry catalog a few months back,you might try their website.

 

[sunfm]

I made one out of rebar and just painted it with that automotive "thermoclad antirust" paint and i have had no trouble with it rusting

i have 2 differnt sizes one for a big boat and a smaller one for my Kayak