"Alan Gomes" wrote in message
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I use 3-strand nylon rode. Assuming that you are also using 3-strand, do
you thread the ties through and attach them to one of the three strands or
simply put them around the outside diameter of the rode, i.e., around all
three strands? (Hope I stated my question clearly enough!)

--Alan Gomes


I use all chain. I do have a second anchor on multiplait but I rarely use
it and it doesn't have any markings.

In article ,
"Alan Gomes" wrote:

I use 3-strand nylon rode. Assuming that you are also using 3-strand, do you
thread the ties through and attach them to one of the three strands or
simply put them around the outside diameter of the rode, i.e., around all
three strands? (Hope I stated my question clearly enough!)


I used the plastic markers from the marine sto shove them through the
center and they stick for years. I don't have a windlass, though.

I'd do the same with ties as they'd be less likely to slip down after
the rode was stretched thin in a squall.

Remember, when the rode stretches, it gets thinner. The ties are
(relatively) inelastic.

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Jere Lull
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