T&T: Chain Marking

[Steve Anderson]

West Marine and others sell a set of numbered markers for your rode.  They are
made of a tough, flexible plastic, about 5 inches long and numbered in 30'
intervals.  The first three are green, the next three are yellow, and the last
three are red.  That gets you to 270'.  I operate the windlass from the pilot
house and it easy to see them as they pass over the anchor roller.  They are
intended to lace between the strands of twisted nylon but I use wire ties to
affix them to my all chain rode.  I usually have to replace one or two of the
first three each season because they have been drug over the rocks the most.
Its part of the annual task of spooling out all of the rode and cleaning out
the chain locker so its easy to do then.

Steve Anderson
"Intrepid"  KK-42