Rookie splicing questions

[lhottle]

I already own about 150 feet of standard three strand anchor rode spliced to 30 feet of chain. As has been noted in lots of places it is impossible to make three strand go down a hawse pipe without pushing it by hand. The new 8-plait rope drops really easily. Here's the issue: I don't want to dump the three-strand. Our usual anchoring situation requires about a 60 foot rode. I know the 8-plait can be spliced to chain. Is there a way to splice the 8-plait to the three strand so the three strand can still be used if there is a need for a really long rode occasionally?