“No Stainless Steel Underwater”

Whilst Budget Marine has a high regard for stainless steel materials, our experience has shown that stainless steel underwater in the Caribbean is very risky. Electrolysis of course the reason for the risk and it is highly unpredictable. Hence we have stopped selling stainless anchors and where we have stainless steel chain it is the small diameter. Where we have had them customers have expected that the stainless surface stays clean and shiny and regretfully it almost always gets to have a spoiled surface due to surface rust. Customers have been disappointed . We do understand that for day boats a stainless anchor is suitable but we have exited the category and plan to stay out of trouble.