New stern anchor rode and chain\shackle - 2011

June 2011 - At Marina Cortez, San Diego, CA

HT Galvanized 5/16 chain 20 ft

HT Galvanized anchor shackle 5/15 and Samson ½ Deep Six Anchor Line.

Picked up our new stern anchor rode from Downwind Marine:

This is all rated along with the Fortress FX-16 anchor to hold our boat as a main anchor. So if ever need the time comes and something happens to our two main bow anchors, well here we go 😨

And an anchor rode to chain splice.

Sure looks nice.

Now this is 250' of rode and 20' chain 

This rode lays flat and easy on the hands. It coils nicely with no kinks. It takes up a hell of lot less space than the 5/8 - 3 strand

Old stern anchor rode 220' 5/8 three strand - 

This does not maybe look that much different is volume but there is a big difference in volume. Also this is stiff and hard to coil up.

All that nice rode and all you can see is a little chain!