{"id":1031,"date":"2014-06-09T15:31:23","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T22:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.171.78.101\/wordpress\/?p=1031"},"modified":"2014-06-16T11:51:55","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T18:51:55","slug":"home-made-lead-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tradewindssailing.com\/wordpress\/general\/home-made-lead-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Made Lead Line"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Tradewinds Member Art E.<\/p>\n

After reading Matt’s post some time ago about depth sounders, and with my practice of spending the night at shallow Ayala Cove, I decided I really needed to know where the the keel ends and the bottom of the Bay begins for each boat I take out.<\/p>\n

This simple lead line was made for less than $10. Nylon string, a fishing weight, some colorful duct tape and, for a whopping $1. 57 at Home Depot, an electric cord wrap.<\/p>\n

Each time I go out on a boat (even the same boat repeatedly) I turn on the instruments, see what the depth gauge reads, and then slip my line over the side before I leave the dock. For the first couple of depth marks I spaced the measurements several feet apart. But after 10 feet I marked the string every two feet up to 25 feet.<\/p>\n

Gives me lots of confidence in the depth of the water everywhere I go in the Bay.<\/p>\n

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