av8r
Senior Member
RE: Rode markings?
Old boat -- 80' chain and 200' 3-strand, marked every 20' with 2' or red paint, redone every year when I inspected the chain-rope splice. So, I count "2, 4, 6, 8, 10, etc.," instead of "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,etc.," but it works well for us.
(Different thread, but the splice has been fine for years. We usually put most of the chain on the bottom but try to keep the splice just off, which works well in the San Juans and Gulf Islands.)
New boat -- all chain with wire ties every 20'.
Old boat -- 80' chain and 200' 3-strand, marked every 20' with 2' or red paint, redone every year when I inspected the chain-rope splice. So, I count "2, 4, 6, 8, 10, etc.," instead of "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,etc.," but it works well for us.
(Different thread, but the splice has been fine for years. We usually put most of the chain on the bottom but try to keep the splice just off, which works well in the San Juans and Gulf Islands.)
New boat -- all chain with wire ties every 20'.
