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Old 04-09-2019, 08:53 PM   #1
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Opinions please...used anchor chain

What do you think is a fair price for 240ft of used anchor chain?
We want to replace ours and we met someone that offered to sell the spare they have. He said it’s practically brand new. He didn’t know what he wants for it so I’m looking for opinions on what would be a fair price to pay.

And our plow anchor sucks so we are going to be buying a new one, but we are not going there in this thread!
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What size chain?
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Old 04-09-2019, 09:07 PM   #3
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10 Cents on the dollar or check price of new, Thats retail, cut in half, what marina would pay for it,whole sale, and offer him 1/4 of that ! So $100/$50/$25. whats wrong with your old chain ? Easy to clean up! Find a gravel road and pull behind a truck or car till it shines again, bring it to foundry and re-coat it.
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What size chain?

I think it’s 3/8ths?
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Old 04-09-2019, 09:32 PM   #5
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3/8 pretty descent chain, I have a 1/2 chain 300 ft + 100 lb Bruce anchor for a 60ft boat
I would love to replace it with a drum and line.
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Well first you need to know what size chain your windlass takes unless you are goin to replace the wildcat. Also there are different types of 3/8” so it matters which it is. The different types go for different prices.
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Well first you need to know what size chain your windlass takes unless you are goin to replace the wildcat. Also there are different types of 3/8” so it matters which it is. The different types go for different prices.

Yes, it must fit your wildcat on your windlass.
Size (1/",3/8". 5/16") and size of the links, (BBB or HT) matter.
It must be exactly the same.
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Also if you like to sleep soundly determine if the chain is made in China or ACCO/Peerless chain.
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fwiw, I just picked up some used 1/4" chain for about .30/foot.
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As mentioned above, it's not worth a dime to you if it's not the correct size. Gotta make certain, the differences in link size can be very difficult to determine at a glance, so you'll need to look and measure.... twice! If you can cut a piece of the proposed chain a foot or so to actually test it in your gypsy might save yourself some headache.
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I would say no more than 50% of what you could buy new locally.
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Thanks everybody. David is fairly certain what we have is 3/8ths but is going to measure it today. We have time as the chain is in FL so we wouldn’t get it until we go on our trip end of next month. But he wants to reach out to the guy and make arrangements and discuss price ahead of time so he doesn’t sell it to anyone else. He knows we want it if it works but waiting to hear from us that it will indeed work. David knows all the details about it but I didn’t pay attention to any of that stuff. That’s guy stuff. Lol
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How long does chain usually last? Mine is about 11 years old. I rarely think about that poor chain, and it would suck if it failed at night. It doesn’t seem too rusty.
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Also if you like to sleep soundly determine if the chain is made in China or ACCO/Peerless chain.
Plenty of good stuff comes out of China

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. A total of 13 chain samples was tested destructively using a 50 ton Denison tensile tester. The samples included several made in Europe but the majority were from Chinese factories. Four were Grade 40, nine were Grade 30. Every sample achieved the required strength for its grade but it was noticeable that every Chinese Grade 30 chain, with one exception, delivered the strength of a Grade 40. The result suggests that steels used for Grade 40, typical of constructional steels, are more readily obtainable in China than the lower carbon steel used for Grade 30.

Chain – Cox Engineering
And if you search the internet you can find people complaining about acco chain fail


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I have just replaced my 10mm L grade short link chain-55mtr. The chain was made in China but in an Australian supervised factory. Chain is tested and is smooth galvanized with no clumps of gal on links. Very happy with it.
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Of course as mentioned by others, the important factor is your gypsy. I use 5/16''HT which I believe is more than adequate. Personally, I would not use 3/8'', I would change my gypsy first to use the 5/16''if necessary.

My objection to the 3/8 is weight. 5/16'' comes in at 0.93#/ft where as the 3/8'' is 1.41#/ft or about 50% heavier. Just my thoughts--
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Isn't heavy chain a good thing as long as your bow has the bouyancy to carry enough of it?
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Isn't heavy chain are good thing as long as your bow has the bouyancy to carry enough of it?
Maybe if your getting up onto a plane which most trawlers do not. And I travel at 7-8K unless sloppy conditions or imminent storm forecasts are posted.
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Isn't heavy chain a good thing as long as your bow has the bouyancy to carry enough of it?
They have a Cruisers that I assume will get up on plane. Weight may be an issue depending on how they run it.
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Thanks, can't see that on the mobile version....
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