Chain & Shackle.

[chappy]

How do you measure the width of your anchor chain, is it from outside to outside or do you measure the gap in between, & also how do you measure the size of a shackle , for example a 3/4 inch shackle where is the measurement taken from.

 

[seaesta]

Measure the thickness of the steel.
Martin

 

[Talbot]

and if you are measuring the thickness of the rust - you should probably replace it /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

seriously, if you have an electric/manual windlass, the size can be critical You realy need to ensure that the link is calibrated to the windlass. for example 3/8" and 10mm these are not interchangeable despite only 0.5mm difference. The wrong chain can cause it to jump off the gypsy when under load.

 

[chappy]

Thanks for your help guys.

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Chappy, as you appear to be building a new anchor system you might like to have a look at some results of polls we filled in on the forum around January. Might give a little inspiration.

Click on the address in my signature below and all should become clear.

hope this helps.......