[C320-list] How Much Chain ?

[catalina at thehares.com]

Yes, I *BELIEVE* that G4 is High Test and would mean Grade 4, where as G3
might be proof coil and 3B would be BBB chain.

These are from memory and could be wrong... Sorry!

-Jeff


> Hi
>
> Is there a stamping on the chain that indicates High Strenght ?
>
> Joe
>
> On 7/29/08, catalina at thehares.com <catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
>> Hi Joe,
>>
>>  We carry 75' of 1/4" High Test chain connected to 150' 5/8? (I think) 3
>> strand line.  I have an anchor swivel connected to a 35lb delta.
>>
>> I would have gotten 100' of high test chain, but since we typically drop
>> slightly less than 100' total, this way we end up with 10-30' of rope
>> over
>> the bow roller (instead of having chain still on the bow roller which
>> can
>> get noisy without using a chain snubber.)
>>
>> The 1/4"  high test is much stronger and lighter per foot than the stock
>> 5/16?" chain that typically comes with the sail away package we got..
>>
>> -Jeff
>>
>> PS: When we were trying to figure out what to do here, we happened to be
>> helping some very seasoned world cruisers commission a recently
>> purchased
>> C380 for a trip back to Australia.  They anchor everywhere and suggested
>> that we get between 75' and 100' of chain and 1-2 times that amount in
>> rhode.
>>
>> They also said when choosing a place in a crowded anchorage to drop the
>> hook,  find someone with chain out, motor up behind them and drop your
>> anchor (almost) in their dinghy.  :)
>>
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > How much chain are do you have on your Anchor.
>> > I only have 15 feet and was thinking I should add some more.
>> >
>> > Boat is used in Long Island Sound. The Prevous owner used the boat in
>> > Barnegat Bay New Jersey where it is very shallow and muddy.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > Joe
>> >
>>
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