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• Anchor chain question...
  • Chain...
    • Yeah I can cut some off... it was just the "G3" thing that surprised me
      • This is "art" not science.....things change....
  • Caution
  • Pick up a 18" of a couple different types..see which one ACTUALLY fits.
    • Good idea. I might also try to remove the gypsy.
  • G43 by Acco
  • Actually there are gypsies for G3 chain...
    • My understanding agrees with yours...
  • WM is off the mark. You're 3G is probably BBB
  • What kind of windlass
    • Simpson Lawrance...
      • The gypsy number should be stamped into one of the chain pockets...
        • Thanks... I had no idea where to look...
          • Could not find any number any where on the Gypsy... so going to buy some lengths of chain...
            • What about the existing chain?
              • Existing is G3. And while it works, supposedly is not ideal.
                • Why is G3 "not ideal"?
                  • Supposedly not ideal for the Gypsy...
                    • Huh, I didn't know BBB came in G4/HT...
                      • (Whoops, meant to say "thought BBB was always G3 grade"
                        • That has always been my understanding.
                      • Turns out 5/16 HT fits beautifully...
                        • Cool! And you get the advantage of more strength per weight that G4/HT gives you.
            • an excellent old windlass! make sure you keep lube in her, otherwise the chains inside will rust and break...
              • It works well... and feels good...
  • I had to replace my chain last season, so I snipped off a foot of the old
  • I went down to 1/4
    • so this raises a bit of a catch-22 question...
      • More scope is always better holding, according to the calcs
      • OTOH, in some anchorages you can't put out as much scope, so then heavier can be nice
        • That's why I'm starting to think about an anchor sentry.
      • Some physicist will chime in, I'm sure...
        • It would take a LOT of weight on a sentinel to have the effect you're describing
          • Well, shut me up.
            • Evens Estarzinger is a proponent of tandem anchors, as you describe
          • Also, a sentinel is an extra step to deploy
            • I still use one occasionally.