Making a strong joint between the chain and the warp of your anchor rode is extremely simple: you have no reason not to adopt it!
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Published on 16/12/2016
By
Emmanuel van Deth
Issue:
147
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2016
Although the big multihulls favor ‘all chain’ to make life easier for the windlass, this means a lot of additional weight, more often than not forward of the mast, in the chain locker – which it’s true is less of an issue than at the bow of a monohull. Think about it: 50 meters of 8mm chain means 70kg forward of the coachroof! For a small boat, a mixed, chain/rope rode is obviously preferable, as it provides better elasticity than chain alone, especially if you don’t have a bridle...not to mention the price of rope per meter, compared with that for chain: less than 3…
