Forest Girl
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What diameter anchor rope would you think is best for a 10mm chain gypsy? I have read that 3 strand nylon (rather than multiplait) is best but which size? It needs to be spliced to 10mm chain.
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Gypsy friendly mooring rope
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sailorman
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3 strand nylon is terrible stuff, it hardens when stretched .
anchor plait is far superior i would think 18 > 20m/m would be ok.
I have 18m/m spliced to my 8 m/m chain & that is ok on my S-L Anchorman capstain
Tranona
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16 or 18mm spliced to 10mm chain is the norm. Either 3 strand or multistrand (anchorplait). Make sure you use a long splice that will go over the gypsy. Not always effective on a horizontal axis windlass as the grip is only over 90 degrees. See the Jimmy Green website for instructions for suitable splices, or buy ready spliced rodes.
Forest Girl
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Ah! My windlass is horizontally mounted. I seem to recall Lofrans do a "pressure finger" to push rope into the gypsy, on newer machines anyway. Mine is c2000. However it does have a drum alongside the gypsy.
sarabande
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"Gypsy friendly mooring rope"
Should not contain copper, aluminium, ferrrous metal, or anything which can be flogged at the scrappies - despite all the new rules about not being paid cash which are so neatly circumvented by having a window next to the weighbridge, where cheques can be cashed....
Should not contain copper, aluminium, ferrrous metal, or anything which can be flogged at the scrappies - despite all the new rules about not being paid cash which are so neatly circumvented by having a window next to the weighbridge, where cheques can be cashed....
Tranona
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My Lofrans Cayman seems to work OK with 3 strand but never done it with lots of load on as I have 50m chain so rarely have to use any rope.