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> >--- In world-cruising@ yahoogroups. com, The Aryan <aryanwa@ > wrote:
> > > I currently have a a 45 meter (150 feet) long all chain anchor rode
> > > with a twisted, nylon line, tail spliced on to the chain. I want to
> > > replace the tail with a braided line with nylon core, but the
> > > traditional, braided eye splice with thimble is too large to go
> > > through my deck access to my rode/chain locker. Can any of you
> > > point me to a suitable attachment of braided line to chain??
> >
> >Rather than double-braid you might consider one of the 8- or 12-strand
> >lines. They retain the stretch of traditional 3-strand nylon with
> >massively improved stowage factors and greatly reduced hockling. Yale
> >makes an 8-strand called Brait and includes splicing instructions on
> >their web site ( <http://www.yalecord>http://www.yalecord
age.com/html/
> >pleasure. html ).
***
> >The bottom line is: I have 90 meters (300 feet) of the double braid
from a
> >prior yacht that was used as an anchor rode and I liked it. I
suppose I
> >could cut off the eye splice with thimble, and put a small eye splice
> >without a thimble in the end and through the last chain link - but I
> >haven't seen anyone recommend that or heard from anyone that uses that
> >attachment. I'm spending the Summer in Alaska this year with 4 - 6
meter
> >(12 - 20 foot) tides and deep anchorages. I feel as though I should
have
> >the extra scope.
--- In , Philip Lange <philip dot lange at dot dot dot >
wrote:
>
> That is what I did with similar chain and line. Worked for me. I would
> recommend serving the eye in the splice to avoid chafing the line.
Light dawns. <grin> I think Philip's idea of serving the eye is a good
one. I'll try to remember to look in Brion Toss' book when I get home
to the boat this afternoon and see if anything useful is there.
I would worry a bit about chafe if you are going to regularly spend a
few days at a time at anchor.
sail fast, dave
