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Anchor chain size

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Created by Moppo > 9 months ago, 13 Apr 2016
Moppo
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13 Apr 2016 5:58AM
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when people talk about anchor chain size, eg.6mm. 8mm. 10mm how is it measured

rumblefish
TAS, 824 posts
13 Apr 2016 9:30AM
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Is the cross section of each rod of metal in a link.

There is also short link, standard link and long link chain.

Most boats with anchor winches in Australia use metric short link grade L galv chain.
Some boat without anchor winches use metric long link grade L galv chain.



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