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Old 08-01-2021, 06:14   #1
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Lewmar 202 or 203 gypsy with Acco G43 3/8" chain

Does anyone have experience using a Lewmar 202 or 203 gypsy with Acco G43 3/8" chain? The inner length of the links is about 1mm off from the sizes recommended by Lewmar for either gypsy that is available for my V4 windlass. Unfortunately, getting metric chain is a much tougher task so I'd like to be able to buy Acco G43 3/8" locally if it will work seamlessly.
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Re: Lewmar 202 or 203 gypsy with Acco G43 3/8" chain

I have been looking at purchasing a lewmar v5 which uses the 202/203 gypsy and wondering if you figured out if the chain works with either gypsy?
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Re: Lewmar 202 or 203 gypsy with Acco G43 3/8" chain

I ended up buying the Acco G43 3/8” HT chain after talking with a US based Lewmar rep and attempting to test the chain against the gypsies in the store. The lewmar rep sent me the chart that I’m attaching here that matches the 203 with 3/8 g4, which I had not found elsewhere on the internet. UK based Lewmar guys don’t seem to want anything to do with it. I’ve now got 300’ in the anchor locker and it runs up and down smoothly. I haven’t had it under a serious load while trying to retrieve yet, but so far so good.
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