Anchor Chain

**Bugsy24** · 08-23-2012, 01:54 PM

While coming back from Atlantic City this weekend Following a few bigger Sea Ray's I noticed I was taking the Seas a little harder on the Bow than they were!! I wondering if I replaced my Anchor Line with all Chain if that would help the Ride. We have 20 feet of Chain and the rest line. Has anyone done that???

**JimG** · 08-23-2012, 02:03 PM

Have not yet, but considering it mostly because my rode won't feed into the hole without help every time

especially when it gets to the splice.

**JimT** · 08-23-2012, 02:08 PM

Did you try adjusting your trim tabs to get the bow down?

**Bugsy24** · 08-23-2012, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by JimT

Did you try adjusting your trim tabs to get the bow down?

Yep!! But if your heading into the wind it'll bounce around a lot!!

**Gofirstclass** · 08-23-2012, 02:13 PM

I had about 165' of all-chain on my 330 Sundancer and added an additional 150' of chain to it. (I got it free!!) The chain weighed about 1.7 pounds per foot, so the 150' only added 250 pounds to the bow.

The boat rode better in a choppy sea so that was the big plus. There really were not any negatives. I didn't notice any difference in the time-to-plane before or after adding the chain, and no other differences noted.

**Bugsy24** · 08-23-2012, 02:20 PM

Yup that's what I'm talking about!! Even when trimmed right she has no weight in the Bow!!!

**Carpedmman** · 08-23-2012, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by JimG

Have not yet, but considering it mostly because my rode won't feed into the hole without help every time

especially when it gets to the splice.

I had this same problem and it was suggested by IMTRA to soak the rode in fabric softener for 6-8 hours to get the crud-dirt, salt, etc out of the line. Additionally, I was having really tough times getting my chain to rode transition through the windlass until I had it respliced. Now it passes very easily!

**Ididntdoit** · 08-23-2012, 02:54 PM

Why not add ballast to see if you get the desired effect. Then either go to the required amount of chain (based on how much ballast you had to use get the desired effect) or a permanent ballast solution.

**Larry** · 08-23-2012, 02:55 PM

I have replaced my rode about 3 years ago with all chain (250 ft), I notice a huge difference getting on plane and staying on plane using very little tabs. The bow does feel more solid in some chop. I don't even need to use trim tabs to get on plane, although it is slightly faster.