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Hello,
As Ian notes, nylon is not the best material; the only boats that I've seen happy with nylon anchor thimbles are boats that don't anchor much, and/or under much load. But even stainless thimbles can be a problem, as they can get sideways in the eye (nylon rodes stretch, right?), and eat their way through the line that they were meant to preserve. Therefore, since you're not going to do a rope/chain splice, consider either a bronze ''keeper" thimble, with built-in straps to keep the thimble from rotating, or splicing directly to a shackle with a Crown Splice. I'd prefer the latter in most instances.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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