It really depends. Many of the windlasses are available with several different gypsies, and depending on which one is fitted, different chain will be necessary. The real problem with using BBB instead of G4 is the length of the links. YMMV.
I'd also have to agree with Cruisingdad. Most people undersize their
ground tackle. This strikes me as extremely short-sighted. The
ground tackle system is often the only thing keeping your boat, yourselves, and all of your possessions from breaking away and breaking up in a storm. Why would you want to skimp on this most important set of equipment.
If you are out long-term cruising, the amount of time you spend anchored/docked/moored is significantly more than you spend under sail...and unless you have an unlimited budget, you'll be anchoring out most of that time, rather than docked or moored. Getting the proper ground tackle and getting all the pieces that are properly designed to work with each other is the only rational thing to do.
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New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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