-snip- We have a 36 foot (40' overall) sundeck semi-displacement twin screw trawler. The boat was purchased with 240 feet of anchor chain which gives the vessel a "bow-down attitude when at rest. Is it worth carrying all that weight of chain or would I be better off with rope? We do all our boating in Southern California with a usually pacific Pacific ocean and anchor only if there is no mooring available.-snip- Yes it is worth it. Check that your trim problem might be caused by empty water tanks. Richard