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(JAXAshby) lifted the trapdoor, peered around and wrote:

btw, depth of water is NOT the reason to carry 300# of chain (chain is mostly
useful in coral and/or rocky bottoms, and even then you really, really, really
want not much more chain than might be needed to stay off the bottom). people
carry 300# of chain because chain goes through an electric windlass easier than
a chain/rope rode does. In other words, it is useful if the boat owner is too
weak and decrepit to haul up by hand 35# of anchor and 20# of chain, or manual
windlass 45# of anchor and 40# of chain.

I suspect opinions will differ on this

steveb