May 10 2021
Our four year old Acco anchor chain we’d bought from Briden Cooke in New Zealand was rusting badly. After a close inspection, I decided that I couldn’t sleep another night at anchor with that holding Legacy. Finding new chain has been an issue.
There’s Chinese-made anchor chain available but the general opinion is that it won’t last two years. The good stuff from Italy is in short supply here in NZ (thanks Covid!). In Opua, we found some Maggi chain that looks great. It’s 8mm and our old chain was 7mm but our chain wheel on the windlass is worn enough that the 8mm chain seems to fit just fine.
I’ll sleep just fine with this holding us. -Rich
