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How many of you mark your anchor rode for depth? And what methods do you think work best both in daylight and after dark conditions?
I've seen elsewhere on the net where people say that they mark their anchor chain. But unless you have an "all-chain" anchor line, why would you ever need to bother with marking the chain?Cloth markers in the rope portion and cable ties in the chain portion.
I have the same setup
I've seen elsewhere on the net where people say that they mark their anchor chain. But unless you have an "all-chain" anchor line, why would you ever need to bother with marking the chain?
(In my case, I have a 30' boat and I bought a 30' chain to attach the rode to. So anytime I put the anchor out, the entire chain is always going to the bottom anyway).
When I took the ASA 104 class last month, I let the anchor down (unmarked rode) and counted lengths of rode from the windlass to the roller, (about 3 feet) and figured 4 inches went by while I shifted my eyes back to the windlass, thus three lengths was about 10 ft. The instructor told me I had let out a LOT more rode than I thought, but the angle leaving the boat looked about right to me.Yes, I have marked the line, but since the windlass lowers at a known rate (~1.5 ft/second), I don't need to look at the numbers in the dark. I need 50'? Count to 33.
Just one more option.
I have chain and line too. 200' of chain and 250' of line. Marking the chain and line rode is very helpfull in the deeper water we have around our Channel Islands.I've seen elsewhere on the net where people say that they mark their anchor chain. But unless you have an "all-chain" anchor line, why would you ever need to bother with marking the chain?
(In my case, I have a 30' boat and I bought a 30' chain to attach the rode to. So anytime I put the anchor out, the entire chain is always going to the bottom anyway).
Wait, somebody give me calculator, I'm confusedYes, I have marked the line, but since the windlass lowers at a known rate (~1.5 ft/second), I don't need to look at the numbers in the dark. I need 50'? Count to 33.
I have the same set-up, except 30 feet of chain, then 300 feet of rode. I really like the markers simply because I can make sure I have out the amount I intended to have out.These work well for me, but then I only have 50' of chain
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Hey, was that you I saw heading North Sunday, maybe toward Fairlee Creek...a beautiful Sabre 34I have the same set-up, except 30 feet of chain, then 300 feet of rode. I really like the markers simply because I can make sure I have out the amount I intended to have out.
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These look interesting but what are they and where do you get them?![]()