Anchor chain

[TravellerNick]

I've not heard of that de-bunking yet. Where have you read about a heavy anchor over heavy chain?

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[kmacdonald]

Originally Posted by TravellerNick

I've not heard of that de-bunking yet. Where have you read about a heavy anchor over heavy chain?

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Start with this: SetSail » Search Results » anchoring

[sailormed]

We sail the Med and carry 100 meter of 10mm chain for a 9 ton 38 ft sailing vessel.


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[kas_1611]

Originally Posted by TravellerNick

Hi all. I was wondering how much anchor chain most people here carry with them. I was going to buy two, 25m (75') lengths with plenty of rope. Is this enough?
I've also got about 20m already but it's got bad rust every 5m from siting in a puddle. Is this repairable?
Thanks

We have a 40ft cruiser with 60m of G70 8mm spliced to a further 45m of 16mm Octoplait so 105m total or just over 330ft in American money. This is attached to our 33kg Vulcan. the 60m of chain gives us the capability to anchor in 13.5m of water (15m with the bow roller) at 4:1 on chain and up to 20m at 5:1 on both. Or of course set more scope in shallower water if we expect a serious blow or if we are tying up stern to shore.

If you are going anywhere with rock or coral then you want more chain.

If you are thinking of having 50m (or 2x25m) then my gut says buy a single complete length rather than link 2 sets of chain as the link will be a weak point and you want to avoid those as much as possible.

Hope that helps

Keiron

[SoundOfSilence]

100m new chain for the primary anchor which is a 40kg Rocna.

[Group9]

We carry 185 feet of chain on our boat. The beauty of being able to anchor with all chain most of the time is that you can use an electric windless to retrieve it. On our last cruise to the Bahamas, we never had to let out more rode than that.

[TravellerNick]

Thank you everyone. This has been very helpful as a rough guide. I reckon, at the moment, that 2 x25m may get me by but double would be better.
Thank you.

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[landonshaw]

Buying new chain within the week. We have a 34' mono, sail in the Caribbean and have an electric windlass. Looking at 250' of chain. Those of you in the Caribbean, what do you carry?
Thanks


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