Our boat was equipped with a rather comical anchor chain by a former
owner. So it has been on my list to replace it with either 5/16" or 3/8"
chain (hot-dip galvanized of course) with an eye towards eventually
putting on a windlass too.

This past weekend, on our way down to the boat, we stopped at
Agri-Supply and bought some hi-test 3/8" hot-dip galvanized chain for
the whopping price of ... way less than $100 ... for a 40 shot of chain
for our main anchor.

http://www.agri-supply.com/catmain/3700006.htm

We of course had to go anhcor out and test it, which we did, with the
help of two sailing friends who rafted up each side of us.

Quiet, isolated anchorage. Lovely sunset. Hot, but with a enough breeze
to make it tolerable. A couple glasses of wine. Interesting talk (mostly
about boats). Didn't budge, and the anchor was actually easier to raise
the next morning because the larger chain was easier to grip & stack.

Getting a windlass is still on the list.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Sounds a bit cheaper than West Marine - WM is $3.99 for the 5/16HT I use, your place is
$1.19!

But am I missing something? I always thought a shot was 90 feet. Did you really get 3600
feet of chain for $100?

"DSK" wrote in message
...
Our boat was equipped with a rather comical anchor chain by a former
owner. So it has been on my list to replace it with either 5/16" or 3/8"
chain (hot-dip galvanized of course) with an eye towards eventually
putting on a windlass too.

This past weekend, on our way down to the boat, we stopped at
Agri-Supply and bought some hi-test 3/8" hot-dip galvanized chain for
the whopping price of ... way less than $100 ... for a 40 shot of chain
for our main anchor.

http://www.agri-supply.com/catmain/3700006.htm

We of course had to go anhcor out and test it, which we did, with the
help of two sailing friends who rafted up each side of us.

Quiet, isolated anchorage. Lovely sunset. Hot, but with a enough breeze
to make it tolerable. A couple glasses of wine. Interesting talk (mostly
about boats). Didn't budge, and the anchor was actually easier to raise
the next morning because the larger chain was easier to grip & stack.

Getting a windlass is still on the list.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

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 NIST has a shot-measure
standard, call 'em up and tell 'em we need to calibrate.....

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

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 NIST 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
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 06:56:35 -0400, "Jeff Morris"
jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote:

But am I missing something? I always thought a shot was 90 feet.

It has ****all to do with boating, but there is a unit of measure
known as a chain. Composed of one hundred links, it is 66 feet long,
or four rods, or one tenth of a furlong. Used for land surveying by
guys like George Washington. More than a century after adoption of the
steel tape, guys were calling them chains. Some guys still refer to
the process of measurement as chaining, even when done electronically.

Casady

"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 06:56:35 -0400, "Jeff Morris"
jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote:

But am I missing something? I always thought a shot was 90 feet.

It has ****all to do with boating, but there is a unit of measure
known as a chain. Composed of one hundred links, it is 66 feet long,
or four rods, or one tenth of a furlong. Used for land surveying by
guys like George Washington. More than a century after adoption of the
steel tape, guys were calling them chains. Some guys still refer to
the process of measurement as chaining, even when done electronically.

Casady

I'll bet those surveyor guys are glad they don't have to cart all that chain
around anymore.....

On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:29:41 -0500, Richard Casady
wrote:

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 06:56:35 -0400, "Jeff Morris"
jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote:

But am I missing something? I always thought a shot was 90 feet.

It has ****all to do with boating, but there is a unit of measure
known as a chain. Composed of one hundred links, it is 66 feet long,
or four rods, or one tenth of a furlong. Used for land surveying by
guys like George Washington. More than a century after adoption of the
steel tape, guys were calling them chains. Some guys still refer to
the process of measurement as chaining, even when done electronically.

Casady


It was used, or at least mentioned later then that. I remember my
granddad talking about rods and chains. I think he said that a proper
road was 1 rod wide. And certainly he shot deer that were a "chain"
away, and sometimes further :-)

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 06:56:35 -0400, "Jeff Morris"
jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote:

But am I missing something? I always thought a shot was 90 feet.

It has ****all to do with boating, but there is a unit of measure
known as a chain. Composed of one hundred links, it is 66 feet long,
or four rods, or one tenth of a furlong. Used for land surveying by
guys like George Washington. More than a century after adoption of the
steel tape, guys were calling them chains. Some guys still refer to
the process of measurement as chaining, even when done electronically.

Casady
Spoken like a true land lubber. I stand by my original statement: A
shot is 90 feet. (This was in reply to DSK who said he got a "shot"
that was actually 40 feet.)

And what's with mining 7 year old posts? Its not going to bring back
the good old days!