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Seeing one paint discussion start up, I thought I'd add one of my own.
Previously on Sarah, and earlier boats, I never carried more than 50' of chain so I never bothered with marking the length of the chain. When I purchased 275' of 5/16″ G40 chain I attempted to paint the chain in 25' lengths. Without doing any research I just bought three colors of Rust Oleum and some primer. I put 3 coats of primer on each section that I painted, then 3 coats of paint.
Well after a couple of months at anchor in sand there is very little paint left to mark the 25' and 50' lengths. I didn't expect the paint to last the entire year, but I thought I would get more than a few months of service. Even the 75' mark, which has never touched sand has lost a great deal just going through the chain wheel a few times.
Anyone have better luck with different paint or process.
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John Stevenson
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I have 350′ of 5/16 HT on Syringa;200′ in the chain locker and 150′ on top of the water tank. We go to Alaska and have a few deep anchorages we use on the way up and down so I like to have a lot of chain and I like to sleep at nights. I have been using colored wire ties I get from Home Depot. I have one blue tie on the 20′ link two blue ties at the 40′ line and so on. At the 120′ link I switch colors and repeat the prosess. I cut the tails off the ties and have no problen with them passing through my Lewmar windlass.
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Hi John,
After first trying paint with similar results as you have described I went to a system that I had read about, in a Cruising World article, with good results.I purchased a few feet of three different colors of 1/4 inch polypropeline line, unlaid the strands and cut them into about 6″-8″ lengths. I wove one piece into the chain at 25′, two at 50′ (one following the other), three at 75′ and four at 100′. The process was repeated twice more with different colors to mark the next two hundred feet. It has proved to be surprisingly durable. I have to tuck the ends back into the chain now and then but I haven’t had to replace the lines in about eight years of use. I am planning to end-for end my chain this spring and will remark it in the same way.
Phil Fontaine
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I do this too, but I don’t even cut the tails off.
Works great.On 3/4/09 4:47 PM, Syringa wrote :
I have 350′ of 5/16 HT on Syringa;200′ in the chain locker and 150′ on top of the water tank. We go to Alaska and have a few deep anchorages we use on the way up and down so I like to have a lot of chain and I like to sleep at nights. I have been using colored wire ties I get from Home Depot. I have one blue tie on the 20′ link two blue ties at the 40′ line and so on. At the 120′ link I switch colors and repeat the prosess. I cut the tails off the ties and have no problen with them passing through my Lewmar windlass.
Don
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Rich,
What brand of paint do you use. I prefer paint to the other marking methods as you can see it from the deck when the mark is slightly under water. I'm willing to redo once a year, I'd just like to get more than a couple of trips through the chain wheel.John
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Aaron Lynch < ([email][/email])> wrote:
I do this too, but I don’t even cut the tails off.
Works great.On 3/4/09 4:47 PM, Syringa wrote :
I have 350' of 5/16 HT on Syringa;200' in the chain locker and 150' on top of the water tank. We go to Alaska and have a few deep anchorages we use on the way up and down so I like to have a lot of chain and I like to sleep at nights. I have been using colored wire ties I get from Home Depot. I have one blue tie on the 20' link two blue ties at the 40' line and so on. At the 120' link I switch colors and repeat the prosess. I cut the tails off the ties and have no problen with them passing through my Lewmar windlass.
Don
S/V Syringa #124/)+/)+~=:)
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John Stevenson
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