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Old 08-07-2018, 12:06 PM   #5
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City: Fort Myers, FL... Summers in the Great Lakes
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I've used stainless chain (40') on my charter boat for 15 years. Have anchored over 1,000 times with extreme short scope (1.25 : 1) using a grapnel. Tons of shock loading and never a problem.

If I were outfitting a passage maker I would probably pick galvanized (partly for cost). If you use reasonable scope and a snubber, I wouldn't have any concerns about using stainless.

Ted
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