How Do You Load A Stainless Steel Anchor Chain?
Stainless steel anchor chain is not stronger than common steel anchor chain of the same size, but when you need to replenish or replace anchor chain, you may choose stainless steel anchor chain because of its ability to ward off rust and corrosion–particularly while stowed wet in your chain locker. Stainless steel chain offers one other advantage: weight. Stainless steel chain is heavier than common steel anchor chains, meaning that in a calm sea, you need to pay out less anchor chain to have the same weight on the bottom to hold you in place. Start the anchor windlass (a winch with a smooth vertical barrel–called a gypsy–and a second barrel, called the “wildcat,” that has recesses in it that grip the chain) motor and test its operation briefly. Start the wildcat and test its operation. Set the brake on the wildcat and bring the end of the chain aboard. Wrap it around the wildcat and feed it into the chain locker, the compartment beneath the windlass where the anchor chain is stored
