S/V Air Ops

Chain Counter

Having a chain counter, in addition to the marks on the chain, helps you know how much chain you have let out when anchoring. As we plan to anchor much of the time while circumnavigating, we thought this would be a helpful addition.

Chain counter adds control feature in the cockpit
The little unit installed here goes past a magnetic sensor which sends a signal to the counter
Simple switch added to new engine control area