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Old 06-16-2015, 09:26 PM   #7
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Hi Puke, Wichard makes a stainless steel self locking anchor shackle. You don't need to safety wire it but you do need a tool to release it. There are a lot of reasons not to leave stainless underwater for long periods of time, but it doesn't seem to be a problem for temporary submersions such as anchoring.


Your boat is about the same size as mine. I use 1/4" stainless chain and 1/2" nylon rope as the rode. The stainless chain and shackle are not as strong as your 1/4" high tensile chain, but for our size boats, it doesn't need to be.


Here is a link to the Wichard shackles: Bow Shackles - Self Locking Pin Sha - Shackles


Now with all that said, do yourself a favor, buy a windlass that you can control from the helm and don't bother changing anchors. For our size boats you would only need to spend about half a boat buck to get a good one.


I just replaced my 20+ year old Simpson Lawrence Horizon 500 with a Lewmar Pro-Sport 550. http://www.lewmar.com/products.asp?i...=110&channel=1
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