"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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3/8" chain= 10 ' weighs about 4

OOPS.

Make that 3/16", not 3/8. Obviously 3/8 would be heavier than 1/4".

A 10 foot length of 3/8" chain weighs about 14 pounds. You'd only get 20
feet.
Not enough.

Hmm. Maybe just a bag of sand. 50' of chain...bulky. Or, new boat.