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Re: A54 hawsehole and chain guide

Matt Salatino
 

SS chain has a lower WLL and is a bit more brittle than galvanized high test (G40)

~~~⛵️~~~Matt

On Sep 9, 2020, at 8:47 PM, Sv Garulfo <svgarulfo@...> wrote:


I have witnessed a SS anchor chain snap before my own eyes and helped dealing with the emergency to save the boat (not an amel) from the lee shore in the swell of the marquesas and that kind of put me off SS chain. Admittedly the chain was oldish (10y) and the conditions tough.

Thomas 
GARULFO 
A54-122
Bora-Bora 


On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 03:25, Arno Luijten <arno.luijten@...> wrote:
Teun,

What you need is a big wallet and 100 meters of Cromox 10mm (made by Ketten Wålder, https://www.ketten-waelder.de/en/) 😂

Arno Luijten,
SV Luna,
A54-121

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