now I see the link
It is a heavy rope but I believe like Rambler they use it as a snubber, keeping it off the deck so green crud doesn't grow under it.
Steve
That's a possibility. We set and break out our anchor against a heavy line with a chain hook on it fastened to a deck cleat to keep the strain off the windlass gears, mounting hardware, and pulpit.
Rick,
The Kirki , brings back some bad memories on the Aussie Coast.
Changed a lot of survey requirements down here, foreign ships(especially doggy ones) started to dread AMSA and visiting Australia