We have one all chain and one rode with 15' of chain.  We have spare
anchors all over the place, but a plow and a SuperMax are currently on
the bow.  The instructions that came with the SuperMax said it does not
need chain and, in fact, they didn't recommend it.  (This is my
recollection anyway)  That means if we want to use the SuperMax as our
primary anchor, we don't get the ease of that nice length of chain.  Do
any of you use the SuperMax with all chain?  With what result?  If not,
why not?

Dinata Misovec
aboard Atlantic 44 "Frobenius"
in Solomons, MD (where it is still raining)

I've always (4 years) used an all-chain rode (5/16"HT) with my 72
lb SuperMax.  I love the combination, and wouldn't use anything
else.  The second bower (love that nautical talk) is an aluminum
Fortress 37 with 10' chain and nylon rode.  It's light enough to
carry out in the dinghy, which is my preferred method of setting
out a second anchor in the rare instances when I use a Bahamian
Moor.

Mark Richter, Winnie the Pooh