T&T: Braided anchor rode (was Chain counter)

[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.


Steve Anderson

<what about those of us who, for various reasons, are forced to use a short
length
of chain and BRAIDED line.  What is the best way to mark the line?>