Chance,

I hope you get it worked out, I really do. I said in post 135 on this thread that I saw the same problem. I had a bag of assorted shakles in my 'kit' when I went to put my storm anchor out for the approach of Hurricane Noel while in the Bahamas. Nothing fit except the little 1/4" shakles that looked like they would be at home hanging from an earlobe...

Maybe you can get a local welder to add an oversized link on the end?

Good luck.

Quote Originally Posted by Chance View Post
I'm seeking a solution.

Just received my 1/4 HT chain and 3/8 Crosby Forged - Quenched and Tempered, with alloy pin, Hot Dip galvanized with red pin which will not pass through the 1/4 G4 HT galvanized chain I have.

What recommendations are there, where WLL it still taken into consideration?

I don't want to significantly dimenish my overall WLL of the entire achoring system (anchor, shackle, chain, nylon) by placing a weak link into the system.

Help!

PS: Both of Crosby's shackles (G209 and the G-209A), the later being the "alloy" version with double the WLL rating have a pin dimension of .44 inches. It is obvious to me that this is too big for 1/4 HT chain.