I’ve got 400 feet. I just figured there’s no need to carry that much if I’m never going to need it.
I’ve got 400 feet. I just figured there’s no need to carry that much if I’m never going to need it.
I don't think I would sleep very well knowing there was only 15 feet of chain out there, but that is just me. I have more than that on my 20 foot boat.Running the loop there is no coral so chain is not a requirement.
15 ft of chain , the rest nylon reduces the chain scrubbing to keep the mud from stinking while below..
Running the loop there is no coral so chain is not a requirement.
15 ft of chain , the rest nylon reduces the chain scrubbing to keep the mud from stinking while below..
I guess the 3:1 rule and haven’t had any issues....
The last 100' of chain in the locker might be of a different condition than the top chain used most frequently, closest to the anchor. The last 100' of chain on my boat, when we got it, was rusted from 1" of standing water in the chain locker. Take a look at the whole chain before you cut.
I’ve got 400 feet. I just figured there’s no need to carry that much if I’m never going to need it.
I have about 130 feet of chain and about 100 feet of line. I anchor in 7-14 feet. I don't think we've ever used more than 75 feet of chain. The nylon is only for very deep water anchoring, which we avoid.
I've had several friends with nylon rode have it parted by idiots in day boats. They make two weird mistakes. They traverse the crowded anchorage along the bows of anchored boats (where the anchor line is) rather than the transoms (as if they think they're being polite by not 'walking through their backyard"). They assume the anchor line magically disappears once it's in the water (out of sight out of mind).
I had an idiot foul their prop in a nylon anchor line a few years ago. Fortunately, they didn't part the line. They saw it and chopped the throttle in time and momentum just sucked up a few wraps and put a small knick in the line. I pulled in the length and recleated in front of the knick and replaced the line after the vacation was over.