Calif Bill wrote:

You ain't seen much. First you do not use rope on an anchor.

According to whom???? Or do you only mean that rope shouldn't be
connected directly to the anchor?

I'd guess that 99% of small powerboat anchor lines are rope...and very
few of 'em have any chain between the anchor and the rode. Not that it
isn't a good idea...they just don't have any.

The major mistake many of 'em make is in just tying the line onto the
anchor with a unidentifiable mess that doesn't even come close to
resembling any recognized knot instead of using a thimble and a shackle.

--
Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
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