Does anyone have any experience of using high tensile g70 chain and trading down to a smaller guage? From what I have read on www.morganscloud.com etc. 8mm x g70 is as strong as 10mm x g40 which means that either we could carry more chain or carry less weight. I guess it comes at a cost (don 't know how much) but is there another snag? Obviously we would have to change the gypsy too.

Simon

Is there another snag? Yes, if the new chain, while having the same breaking point weighs less. The weight of the chain contribute to the holding power of your ground tackle and you may have to put more chain out to have the same holding power as with the heavier chain. The catanary effect of the chain was reduced. We experienced that in the Med when we traded our 3/8 chain for 5/16 high tensil. We came back to 3/8 and would habe bigger if I could manage it! Christian