Defender Pre-Made Anchor Rode - 8-Plait Rope and High Test Chain

General Features:

• Anchor rodes complement rope chain gypsies fitted to all major windlasses
• Spliced area is coated with an orange chafe resistant coating
• Provides smooth transition from line to chain and helps to reduce snagging at splice
• Chain is hot-dipped galvanized to minimize corrosion
• Chain is welded for high strength; calibrated for even pitch
• Eliminates hockling and kinking
• Resists stiffening with age

8-Plaited Rope Features:

• Eliminates some of the service problems associated with the 3-strand ropes. It uses 8 individual braided strands woven together that allow the rope to be relaxed but, when under load, it tightens up to a firm lay. The higher the load the harder the lay becomes
• Carries the same tensile strength as 3-strand
• Does not coil or create a "birds nest" in the locker like 3-strand will. 8-Plait flakes and falls upon itself
• Will not twist and knot up
• Will not loop over onto itself
• Has less stretch so it will not bury itself deep into the gypsy's grip when overloaded, which means less damage to the stripper when the windlass is abused or overloaded
• Pays off of the windlass into the locker much like chain, allowing for better use of smaller locker designs
• Is 80% less prone to becoming stiff when used in salt water than 3-strand
• Nylon rope is 1/3 more absorbent than 3-strand rope. More absorbent means more weight; more weight means better fall into the anchor locker
• Should be soaked in water (salt or fresh - it does not matter) to pre-lubricate the rope so it can be used in the windlass initially. When rope is used dry and new, slippage or sticking in the rope pocket of the gypsy can occur. Once the rope is wet and used, it out performs the 3-strand. The longer it is used the better it gets

Specifications:

• Rope Type: 8-Plait
• Chain Type: G4, HT