dad's turn
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- Jan 17, 2007
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I would like to change my rode to all chain. Has anybody done this and can you tell me how many feet fit in the locker.
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dad's turn said:I would like to change my rode to all chain. Has anybody done this and can you tell me how many feet fit in the locker.
prodigalson said:I agree with LM. We had all chain on the last boat and I was not impressed. I was glad to see the chain/rope combo on the new boat.
In the Chesapeake Bay, most of the time we're dealing with muddy bottoms which makes for quite a mess when the anchor comes up. Plus, it was more difficult to set the anchor than previous arrangements I have dealt with. Not only harder to set, but harder to tell if it was actually set; as Four Suns stated, 100' of chain is plenty of an anchor on it's own... until a thunderstorm comes along.
And let's not even mention what a pain in the a-- it was one day when the windlass crapped out and I had to retrieve by hand! :huh:
All chain has it's place in this world, but it was not a good fit for us.