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Old 17-07-2015, 11:21   #1
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All chain vs 100'
When I started sailing, I always had rope rodes with a short (15'-30') section of chain. On a prior boat, I swapped to all chain, about 300'. I had 150 in the forepeak and pulled 1500 back into the forward bilge. Don't recall ever using the extra 150'. I have some chain now for my current boat. I am thinking about using 100 feet of chain backed up with a couple hundred feet of nylon rather than all chain. It seems i will get nearly all the benefit of chain with significant weight (and cost) savings.

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