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Another technique that doesn't require marking is to simply look up the rate
in feet/second at which your windlass pays out chain. I have an Ideal that
pays out electrically as well as hauls in. The pay-out rate is constant
because there is effectively no load on it.
I eyeball the angle on the catenary which works well when you anchor over
300 times per year and pay out a big loop of chain before the snubber to act
as a kellet. My chain (G4 5/16 HT) is 1.16 pounds per foot.
Regards....
Phil Rosch
Old Harbor Consulting
M/V Curmudgeon MT-44TC
Currently "aground" in Waikiki Hawaii
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