All chain is common around here, my boat came so equipped, though given a choice I would have opted for line and chain, but this works and as Eric suggests it certainly gives the anchor a better shot at good purchase on the bottom. I thought about going to line and chain but the setup on the boat would require changing out the thru deck fittings to accommodate a shackle going thru where there is none now with all chain. Oh well, it works fine and there also came with the boat a nice long pc of line to shackle into the end of the chain should anchoring deep become necessary which so far it has not.
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