Chains, my baby's got me wrapped up in chains...

 At least these are the kind that you can see...

I pulled the anchor chain out for inspection.  Laid out 50 m of 10 mm chain on the dock, went over it link by link (literally).  Found some flaky rust on a few links, hammered it off, link was solid underneath.  There is still some galvanizing left - I'd estimate maybe 30%.  Didn't find any problems with the anchor chain.  Prudence dictates that I look into replacing it next trip.




However...the shackle that attaches the chain to the boat was another story.  I wouldn't have seen it if I hadn't been so determined to pull the whole chain out of the locker.  Had the chain ever jumped off the gypsy (the winchy-thing that pulls the chain up) and free-spooled into the drink, this would have been the only attachment keeping the chain from saying Sayonara to Peregrine.  

 
This is a stainless steel shackle.  Or not so stainless?  It's puzzling how this happened, since there is never any stress on this end of the chain.  Looks to be corrosion, but the attached link was in pretty good shape.  Whatever.  Will be replaced.  After I fish out all the various nuts and washers that have accumulated at the bottom of the chain locker.


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