T&T: anchor chain swivel failure

[badornato]

This month's Latitude 38, the northern California, free sailing magazine
includes a letter from a couple who had a italian KONG ss anchor swivel come
apart while they were anchored.  Fortunately, it happened while they were on
the boat, averting disaster.  This swivel apparently has a screw that holds
the swivel together and requires ? periodic ?maintenance (tightening?).
A recent insurance marine survey on my otherwise perfect :) Krogen 42,
suggested that I replace my galvanized steel conventional "double U" anchor
chain swivel with one of these fancy swivels to prevent fracture from side
loads.  As i walk down the dock at my marina, i counted about 2 ss swivels
and 43 conventional galvanized swivels.  What sayest the group wisdom?


-- 
bruce adornato
kk42
amelia
sf