What worries me is that they give you pin diameters but never seem to come
out with the actual breaking strength of the swivel. I am going to have to
buy some samples and have a friend with a testing lab pull them for me
before I will sell them. A swivel for 3/8" chain should make it to at least
15,000 pounds and I will bet none that I have found will do it.

--
Glenn Ashmore

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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:05:41 -0500, "Garland Gray II"
wrote:

Do you really think a swivel is necessary ? Unless you are anchored for a
long time in a tidal current I wonder if it helps or hurts.

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I have found it necessary with an all chain rode and a windlass. This
is my second boat with that combination and have ended up adding a
swivel both times to avoid chain hockling and to ensure that the
anchor comes up straight over the pulpit roller and in the right
orientation.