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Old 10-01-2011, 09:39 PM   #47 (permalink)
Capt J
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Originally Posted by 42hatteras View Post
One inch chain "link stock diameter" is pretty darn heavy and twenty feet of it must be quite a job to lift,but I'm sure it gives plenty of resistance.
You can go smaller too depending on the boat, but if you're towing say a 37' Intrepid at 30 knots, you'll want that much so it doesn't skip and jump on the water.......tow a 20' at 20 knots and you can get away with 3/8" chain.
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