Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Anchor Chain Report
I just bought a drum of 3/8" BBB galvanized chain from these people very
reasonable delivered to my door in NC. I shopped everywhere and they gave me the most bang for the buck and a good product. http://www.hkchainusa.com/index.html Phil "Steve" wrote in message t... Be careful of using industrial chain if you are going to buy a anchor windlass in the future. Most anchor winch manufactures size their chain wheels to ISO standards for chain. A lot of times an industrial supplier will sell chain that is sized using ISO for the wire size and the dimensions for the links are built to metric dimensions. The reason for the lower price on this type of chain is their is less welds per foot. If you are not going to buy an anchor windlass, you don't need to worry. When you are buying a windlass from a dealer who also supplies the chain, the fit of the chain to the windlass is usually guaranteed, if you supply the chain from an industrial supply house, you are responsible for the fit. -- Thanks, O_salt "Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message ... As I have said before, Walk into West Moron and ask for 3/8 high test anchor chain and pay $5/ft. Walk into an industrial supply house and ask for hot dipped Grade 40 and pay $2 for the same thing. DSK wrote: Jeff Morris wrote: Sounds a bit cheaper than West Marine - WM is $3.99 for the 5/16HT I use, your place is $1.19! Yep. I thought for sure there must be a catch, but after closely examining the chain from both sources, the chain seems identical. But am I missing something? I always thought a shot was 90 feet. Did you really get 3600 feet of chain for $100? Sorry, I was using "shot" informally & casually... I wonder if the NIS T has a shot-measure standard, call 'em up and tell 'em we need to calibrate..... Fresh Breezes- Doug King -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
OT GOP Progress Report | General | |||
OT--Terrific employment news again | General |