Anchor Rode Buyer’s Guide: How to Select the Right Chain or Chain-Line Combination

We look beyond the anchor itself to examine anchor rode “systems”—whether all-chain or line-chain combinations. Here’s how to make the right choice in 10 steps.

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Doug Henschen
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An undersized anchor chain can put your boat on the "rode" to real trouble in a blow. (Photo/ Mahina Expeditions)

If your anchor chain is too light, your boat is on the rode to perdition. Forgive the pun, but an inadequate anchor rode (whether all-chain or a combination of chain and line) is a sure path to “utter ruin,” the third American Heritage Dictionary definition of “perdition.”

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Doug Henschen
Doug Henschen
Doug Henschen has been sailing in and around the waters of the lower Hudson River, New York Harbor, and the Long Island Sound since the 1980s. A career editor and journalist, Doug served as associate editor and managing editor of The Waterway Guide from 1984 until 1987 and as executive editor of Boating Industry magazine from 1990 to 1996. Doug is a member of Sail America and is American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) certified on Marine Systems, Marine Electrical, Corrosion Mitigation, Disaster Avoidance, Outboard Repowering Considerations, and Boatyard Basics.

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