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Splicing Chain
Carisea:
"I would assume that the midlink would require you to manually work that link thru the gypsy to continue weighing anchor."
Not at all. Our S/L 555 windlass takes the Mid-Link over the gypsy without me ever touching it (which I think would be very dangerous & very stupid of me); it just doesn''t fit oh-so-sweetly in the gypsy wheel while it''s passing thru.
I added 50'' of HT chain in Trinidad and, out of laziness and July heat, chose to add it onto the anchor end of the rode (since that''s what was within reach). So we anchored almost exclusively for the next year, always (100%) ratcheting that Mid-Link thru the gypsy. It ''feels good'' when strength or integrity is not an issue with chain splicing hardware.
Jack
(WHOOSH is our Pearson 424, currently lying St. Pete, FL)
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