I'm not so sure about the knots, Don. If you do this make sure you bring a
knot-free spool or reel for shooting a lift bag. I guarantee that the knots
will snag on a deployment.

   Jim
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> From: "Don Burke" <donburke56@ne*.ne*>
> Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 22:32:23 -0400
> To: "Jim Cobb" <cobber@ci*.co*>, "Chris Elmore"
> <elmorec@at*.ne*>, <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> Subject: Re: rockin' & reelin'
> 
> Jim,
> 
> That's working _way_ too hard.
> 
> A 2x4 5 feet long less the short dimension (actually about 4' 10.25") will
> do the same thing and is a whole lot easier to store.
> 
> In any case, a great concept and I'll cut one tomorrow.
> 
> Combining this with the ideas I've been getting off list, I'll mark the
> first 50 ft with magic marker every 10 ft and knots at each 50 ft point for
> my main reel.  For the backup reel, coded knots every 10 feet to about 20 ft
> beyond the deepest possible deco stop.
> 
> Thanks,
> Don
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>
> To: Chris Elmore <elmorec@at*.ne*>; Don Burke
> <donburke56@ne*.ne*>; <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> Sent: 21 May, 2001 22:07
> Subject: Re: rockin' & reelin'
> 
> 
>> Don I read about an quick way to mark your line a while back. Make
> yourself
>> a frame 5ft square. Wrap your line around the frame real shipshape-like,
>> then just run your magic marker down one side of the frame on the line for
>> 10' increments or both sides for 5' increments.
>> 
>> Jim
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>>> From: "Chris Elmore" <elmorec@at*.ne*>
>>> Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 22:08:22 -0400
>>> To: "Don Burke" <donburke56@ne*.ne*>, <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
>>> Subject: Re: rockin' & reelin'
>>> 
>>> Don,
>>> It's got to be something you can feel in zero vis or no lights (I guess
>>> that would be zero viz too). Knots are the easiest solution. They are
> enough
>>> to feel but not too much to create problems on the reel.
>>> C.
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Don Burke" <donburke56@ne*.ne*>
>>> To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 6:11 PM
>>> Subject: rockin' & reelin'
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Is there a better way to mark off distances on a reel line?
>>>> 
>>>> I've been using knots and it seems there must be a better way to figure
>>> out
>>>> how far off my tie-off I am at any given time.
>>>> 
>>>> Some methods I'm thinking about:
>>>> 1. Threading a small piece of black dacron through the nylon braid
> several
>>>> times, burying a reef knot inside the braid.
>>>> 2. Paint
>>>> 3. "Magic Marker"
>>>> 
>>>> Any thoughts?
>>>> 
>>>> Don Burke
>>>> Chesapeake, Virginia
> 
> 
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