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Old 01-31-2015, 07:07 PM   #12
Nomad Willy
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Thanks for the confidence Bruce and I may do that some day. But for now w my setup I don't need a splice. I use shackles and thimbles. My 15' of chain is 12' of 5/16" and 3' of 3/8ths next to the anchor shank. So I have 3 shackles in my rode. I think the chain weight is mostly useful for coaxing the anchor to set. In a big blow one runs out of catenary anyway so why be concerned about it at all seems a good question to me. Has anybody had any experience w using no chain at all? I haven't tried that.
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