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sabrejocky

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Anyone know of a place in south Florida for anchor chain?

I am looking for a good deal and since this stuff gets heavy it probably would not make sense to have it shipped from out of state.
I like running all chain so i will be looking at around 200ft

Cor
 
That's a lot of chain, even for a 50' boat. Are you sure you want to do that? Anyway, just do a ggoogle search of anchor chain in Florida. I'd suggest that, when you find a supplier, you double check with them on the weight of that musch chain on a boat your size. It will definitely load down your bow and increase your fuel consumption. Hy
 
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Originally posted by littlebookworm

That's a lot of chain, even for a 50' boat. Are you sure you want to do that? Anyway, just do a ggoogle search of anchor chain in Florida. I'd suggest that, when you find a supplier, you double check with them on the weight of that musch chain on a boat your size. It will definitely load down your bow and increase your fuel consumption. Hy

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I have 125' of chain on a 31' boat. It is not noticeable. 75' more on a 50 foot boat would be even less noticeable.

George
 
250' of chain on my boat and no problems- i would not want to pay shipping cost!
 
I too have all chain on my 44' I love it, night and day from my last boat with only 15' leader. I have not dragged my anchor on this boat I drop then back down and I'm done.
 
I have all chain now but it is getting very rusty and is in need of replacement. Just was hoping someone knew of a place around here that has good prices.

Cor
 
I have 100' of chain on my 29'. No problem; likely the weight is a benefit.
 
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Originally posted by sugilbert

I have 100' of chain on my 29'. No problem; likely the weight is a benefit.

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+1

I have 80' on my 28'er and it isn't even noticable. I use 1/4" chain but suspect you are talking about 5/16" which, according to SailNet weighs .93 lbs per foot. So, you're not really talking about that much weight, especially for a 50' boat.

Bob
 
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Originally posted by rnbenton

...... I use 1/4" chain but suspect you are talking about 5/16" which, according to SailNet weighs .93 lbs per foot. So, you're not really talking about that much weight, especially for a 50' boat.
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I Think it depends on the type of chain. I have 30' of 5/15" G4 chain and when I had to get the splice redone (actually ended up with new line), it was all I could do to put it into a cart to wheel it into the West Marine store. I'm sure it was more than 30 lb.
 
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Originally posted by sabrejocky

Anyone know of a place in south Florida for anchor chain?

I am looking for a good deal and since this stuff gets heavy it probably would not make sense to have it shipped from out of state.
I like running all chain so i will be looking at around 200ft
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West Marine doesn't charge to have things shipped directly to a local store.

West Marine is certainly not the least expensive place to buy chain but they do have a price matching policy. They have matched prices from Internet vendors for me in the past, most notably, defender.com. They matched the price without any shipping charges.

It wouldn't hurt to print out a description and price from an Internet vendor (a real one, not ebay) and take it to your local West Marine store. The worst they can do is tell you no.
 
Getting back to the original question:

Miami Cordage 305.636.3000 Also a great source for rope and lines.

Sailorman in Ft. Lauderdale: 954-522-6716
 
YEp....Sailorman is the first call I would make....also they will deal, remember most of their product
is "take off", they buy really cheap
 
I agree with Ron for WM. The store will order and get in barrel only for you, and they will lift into car or truck. Most stores have a barrel dolly, and wheel it onto pier, and use windlass to pick it out of the barrel.
 
Flounder Pounder? You are already in the neighborhood.
 
I got 275 feet of 5/16 HT chain from Boatfix and the price and shipping was better than any other place I looked at. Go with Boatfix you cannot do better.
 
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Originally posted by lanbuilder

I got 275 feet of 5/16 HT chain from Boatfix and the price and shipping was better than any other place I looked at. Go with Boatfix you cannot do better.

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My experience is in shopping around for 3/8 BBB. And on that, your answer doesn't hold true, by a lot. Doesn't hurt to shop around though.
 
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I just shopped around for 250 feet of HT chain and the best price was at West Marine via Port Supply wholesale.

Defender also has good prices.
 
I'm sure you know to just make sure it's BBB chain. Otherwise it won't fit in your windlass.

Bill is right about Port Supply. Find a friend with the magical yellow card and that will most likely be your best deal. The last time I bought chain the difference in the retail price at WM and the PS price was significant. FL sales tax has to be cheaper than shipping that stuff.
 
If you're going shopping locally, take the gypsy off your windlass and take it with you... It can save you a whole lot of aggravation (and maybe money) later!!!!! (been there done that)

Last time I went shopping for chain my best price (after figuring in freight) was WM high-tensile. It's close enough to BBB to work (and you can bet I checked, as above).
 
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