T&T: Anchor chain marking

[Bucks2 at aol.com]

My windlass wanted to kick off chain with wire ties until I turned the  "nub" 
into the center of the link and wove the long tails into the links. This  
allows easy viewing of the ties and no jumping. 
 
My coding system isn't secret, I use 25' marks and  they are red, white and 
blue, with black at the 100's. I seldom forget if I have  50' or 150' of chain 
out so that hasn't been a problem. 
 
Ken Buck
 
After years of using cable ties to mark the length of my anchor chain my  new
windlass will not accept the cable ties.  I am planning on painting  the
length indications on the chain.  This is 10 year old BBB chain  in
reasonable shape.  







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