When a rope is no longer fit for purpose, for example a halyard with a chafed spot, we either keep it for future might-needs or coil it up and leave it by the dumpster. But used chain, when replaced due to corrosion at one end or the decision to fit a longer length, usually ends up in the dumpster. What use is an old rusty chain? As it turns out, there are quite a few possibilities, perhaps not for you, but for your fellow sailors. Let’s start by assuming it’s not a rusty lump, but that in fact there are some good parts with the galvanizing intact.
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