Anchor chain
 

"Kangaroo" wrote in message
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I would back down on the chain drop
the second anchor and use the windlass to pull the boat forward.

It would be better to use the engine to pull yourself forward as most
windlasses state that they are intended to lift an anchor, not drag a boat
around. It would be a real pain to burn out the windlass motor at a
critical time.

If ever
the situation arose that I had to ride on more that the first 100 feet, I
was planning on shackling on a small piece of chain where the connecting
link would be located.

I am trying to picture the situation where you decide that you need more
than a 100 feet, and then trying to find that special link, get it
positioned where you can work on it and then shackle in the extra piece.

Let's see, its the middle of the night and a rain squall blows in and your
anchor starts to drag. You get up to increase your scope. It's dark and
raining, the boat is pitching in the chop. Dang, that one odd link is hard
to spot in the dark! All right, there it is, now get it far enough out of
the windlass to shackle around it but not so far that it is over the side
(don't want to fall overboard!). Let out another 50 feet of chain. Dang,
anchor is still dragging, better haul the anchor in and reset. Careful,
can't pull the shackle into the windlass!

I would think that you would be better off splicing in a length of rope.

Rod