Hi. Our 2005 36 foot Hunter has a 35 pound Delta Anchor, and has the standard Simpson Lawrence Electric Windlass that was purchased when the boat was new. It also has 100 feet of 5/8 inch nylon rope spliced to 30 feet of 5/16 inch G4 chain. I've found it a little short for anchoring, preferring 200 feet length so I can get a good 7-10 times scope when anchoring. So I've decided to use this for my stern anchor and will replace it with new for my bow anchor.
So my question is this: I've heard that it's better to have more chain rather than less, but needs to have some portion nylon rope in case the anchor gets fouled and I need to cut it loose. Would 150 feet of chain (with 50 feet of rope) be better than 100 feet of rope and 100 feet of chain, or is there any benefit. Obviously chain is a lot more expensive than rope, so don't want to spend the extra cash if there's no benefit.
Also, are there any downsides to have the extra length in chain?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
So my question is this: I've heard that it's better to have more chain rather than less, but needs to have some portion nylon rope in case the anchor gets fouled and I need to cut it loose. Would 150 feet of chain (with 50 feet of rope) be better than 100 feet of rope and 100 feet of chain, or is there any benefit. Obviously chain is a lot more expensive than rope, so don't want to spend the extra cash if there's no benefit.
Also, are there any downsides to have the extra length in chain?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.