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Good info, Tom, on both counts. On my Jaunty project....
In Response To: I generally do what you do and use a boat length of chain, the rest nylon. ()
..I'm starting out with all chain rode..1/4" BBB..as I've been carrying it on my back for over thirty years. I figure when I get the boat launched..someday..soon I hope..I'll have my chunky ass in the stern and mebbe need ballast forward to compensate. Should that not prove to be true or if it precipitates too much pitching I'll go back to the typically used chain length and nylon rode I've used for forty years. I reckon the truth is I can get by with just a snubber on my tiny boat anyways.
I appreciate your perspective since you seem to get out a lot successfully. 
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- Anchor rode-chain length
- I'd put in 1 boat length of chain.
- I'd go with 60-75 feet
- I went with 125 feet on my 35 footer, and
- Well, listening to what you want and where you sail...
- All Chain - sleep better at night!
- 50-60 feet of chain based on water depth and your ideal of not using a snubber
- If you're in "shallow" water, and you add length of chain
- I generally do what you do and use a boat length of chain, the rest nylon.
- Good info, Tom, on both counts. On my Jaunty project....
- I'd put in 1 boat length of chain.
