Kick Ass 47 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Are these reliable? Wanting to add some chain to my anchor kit but not keen on loosing my anchor if it fails. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 A pic would help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,230 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 They can be. Good ones are good, cheap crap ones can be well, crap! No surprises there... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 360 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Good ones will be stronger than the chain itself Talk to CR&A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kick Ass 47 Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 Will send a message to Grant. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 000 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Interesting thing about chain joiners is that we all have difficulty with the idea of having one joining a couple of lengths of chain in our anchor rode. Well I know I do.. and in my case that really is a bit dumb. Years ago when I learned my living as a shrimp trawlerman we used chain bridles on the trawl doors and would adjust the set of the doors for the conditions by shortening or lengthening the chains using joiner links. I would think that dragging a trawl across a bumpy sea floor put far more loading on the chains than would ever be on an anchor rode and we never had a chain jointer fail. Don't know what make they were though, from Canada I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1paulg 17 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Another thing to watch for is that they (the joiner) will normally corrode before the rest of the chain as when you smack it to do the join it will remove some of the galvanising - extra care at this step will help minimise . If the joiner is at the far end of the chain it will often be buried under the rest of the chain (and remain wet in salt ) so pays to do a visual on an annual basis just to make sure it is still up for the job when needed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 When you "smack" the things, use a punch and hit just the rivet part. If done correctly, the rivet should punch down with little damage to the Galv. Galv acts as a anode to the steel underneath and the less steel exposed, the less the Zinc is eaten away protecting it. If the damage is smal enough, the Zinc can actually migrate and "self repair". If you snack the link down with a hammer, you can often damage the Galv that it flakes away from the steel leaving it exposed and un self repairable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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