Gary Warner wrote:
I'm thinking that setting up some marker buoys as the "dock"
or as points of reference would be good. But I'm worried that
if I tie something that floats to a weight the rope might get
caught in the prop if I end up going over buoy.

Any suggestions??

Get some PVC pipe, longer than the boat's length, and run the anchor
line thru it, and tie it to the float. Alternatively, just get a long
piece of PVC pipe and ballast it like a spar bouy.

It also helps to use line that doesn't float, or add some weights to it.

Racing sailoats have this problem a lot, catching the bouy anchor line
on your keel or centerboard is a common flub (unlike catching it in a
prop, it rarely damages the boat though). Some racing clubs that i know
put a pulley on the bottom of the marker, with a sash weight looped to
the anchor line, so that it stays as taut and straight down as possible.

Fair Skies
Doug King