The chain should be equal to the length of the boat and the same diameter as the anchor rope. Use rope ⅛-inch thick for every nine feet of boat, so ¼-inch rope will hold an 18-foot boat.

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Norfolk Naval Shipyard is the Navy’s “center of excellence” for anchor chain repairs, and handles that work for ships across the fleet. When the Stennis shots arrived, learning how to handle ...

Before the invention of anchor chain ships used hemp rope, which often broke and put lives in danger.As the size of ships increased hemp rope anchor cables were not strong enough, and in hot ...