Where to buy heavy mooring chain?

[Murv]

I'm looking to buy 60 metres of 28mm long link chain. anyone have recommendations for a supplier? The goal is to keep the cost down as much as possible, but with riser chain on top, the couple of quotes so far have been well over £1K.

 

[pvb]

EYE Marine in Suffolk have a big range of mooring chain and accessories. They also have used chain. http://www.mooringequipment.co.uk/index.html

 

[lw395]

I'm looking to buy 60 metres of 28mm long link chain. anyone have recommendations for a supplier? The goal is to keep the cost down as much as possible, but with riser chain on top, the couple of quotes so far have been well over £1K.

Where are you?
It's not cheap stuff to transport.
Pounds scrapyard in Portsmouth?

 

[vyv_cox]

Does depend a lot on your location. Years ago I bought used chain from Chester Chain, who bought it from Manchester Ship Canal when retired by age. Www.chesterchain.com

 

[MagicalArmchair]

I used Bradney Chain for my anchor chain, and they were very good (and cheap!!) - it appears they were taken over now by these chaps:

http://www.williamhackett.co.uk/news/acquisition_of_bradney_chain_and_engineering

 

[sarabande]

to what does the 28mm refer please ?

the overall length of a link
the diameter of the rod from which it is made
the distance between the start of each link with the chain fully extended.


FWIW I have 60m of 10mm chain which will shortly be for sale here. Quite a lot less than £1K though

 

[ronsurf]

Whereabouts are you? Knights in Plymouth might be able to sort you out with something but they're not going to send it through the post

 

[Murv]

That's great, thanks all, that's a few options to try.
I'm based in Kent, 28mm refers to the diameter of the rod used to form the chain.

 

[lw395]

I guess it's for a ground chain.
As a guide, Gaelforce want over £40 a metre for 25mm.

 

[paul.norton]

Before the marina was built in Watchet Harbour, we laid several mooring trots (or ground chains) to accommodate IIRC about 50 boats.

We were very lucky in that one of our members was a scrap dealer and located enough for the job at minimum cost.

Paul

 

[FulmarJeddo]

EYE Marine in Suffolk have a big range of mooring chain and accessories. They also have used chain. http://www.mooringequipment.co.uk/index.html

I take it 60m is for more than one mooring. When I laid my mooring on the Medway I used a short piece (3m) of very heavy 42mm chain as the ground chain and about 10m of 22mm (I think) riser chain. This is on a drying creek, but my ground chain rarely moves with my 6 ton boat on it. I bought it from EYE or Boat Gear Direct in Suffolk. The heavy chain cost me £20/m (3yrs ago). I collected it in the boot of a hire car as I was in Suffolk on business. Our club supplied the other chain, that we buy in bulk. I'm not sure of the supplier, but it's not local.

 

[Murv]

I take it 60m is for more than one mooring. When I laid my mooring on the Medway I used a short piece (3m) of very heavy 42mm chain as the ground chain and about 10m of 22mm (I think) riser chain. This is on a drying creek, but my ground chain rarely moves with my 6 ton boat on it. I bought it from EYE or Boat Gear Direct in Suffolk. The heavy chain cost me £20/m (3yrs ago). I collected it in the boot of a hire car as I was in Suffolk on business. Our club supplied the other chain, that we buy in bulk. I'm not sure of the supplier, but it's not local.

Yes, it's actually for 3 moorings. Two are deepwater moorings so need 4 blocks and heavy chain to connect them all together, the other is a drying mooring so just needs one short length between the two blocks.
I'm still waiting for Four companies to get back to me, but bottom line seems to be that it's not cheap!

 

[lw395]

We found that it's easier and cheaper to get a good mooring contractor who can put in individual sinkers, rather than ground chains.
Ground chains only really come into their own when you have a line of say 6 or 10 moorings that need to be exactly spaced.
IMHO.

 

[alahol2]

I would agree with the other suggestions re ground chain, I recently went through the same companies for my own moorings.
What I would suggest is that you look at the polysteel risers offered by EYE. http://www.boatgeardirect.co.uk/riser.html
I used a couple on my deep water fore and aft mooring. Because the risers are so light (indeed they float) they require far smaller buoys. I have previously used rope risers on other moorings and they seemed to have an 'unlimited' life compared to chain. I'm hoping these risers will see me out.
EYE are very accommodating in terms of hard/soft eyes, length etc. Talk to them on the phone, the price I paid was less than that quoted on their website, delivery was quick. No connection etc...

 

[tidclacy]

Try this
http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/commercial/redundant_items/redundant_chain_120_tonnes.html
(tongue in cheek)

 

[charlieharper]

Hi, I used to work for a company called Rigging Services in London. They generally have lots of used chain which is perfectly suitable for sailing but not for cranes or chain hoists, when the service these things they swap out the chain for new. Might be worth giving the London office a call.

 

[Murv]

Thanks all, appreciate all the input.
I think that we have to use the four blocks/ground chain layout, as specified by the port authority but I may be wrong on that. The mooring master at the club organises the moorings, I shall certainly mention it.
Not had any luck with used chain, (unless anybody wants to split that 120 tons with me!) so will just order locally as it's almost a third of the price of some of the other quotes.
I very much like the look of the poly steel risers, again, we may have to use chain, but if not I shall certainly get some for my own boat. It seems to be an ongoing job at the club, replacing the chain risers which wear incredibly fast.

 

[Saltram31]

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[davidpbo]

Woods of Crediton might be worth looking at.

 

[longjohnsilver]

Or MacSalvors in Plymouth.