Necessity...the mother of invention

As a life-long boater - I've been boating since being a baby - I have a passion for being out on the water, whether on a boat, a paddle board or on my old sea kayak.

At the moment I have the privilege of fulfilling my passion on a lovely Catamaran in Poole and the Solent where anchorages range from rock through to sludge, with many varieties of holding in-between.

I'm always careful to ensure I've the correct amount of chain out (after a couple of youthful experiences) to which end like many I mark my anchor chain so my kids, wife and guests can tell me how much chain has gone out. However every pre-season has required the re-marking of the chain only to see it fade off throughout the year.

A couple of seasons ago I thought there had to be a better way - a more permanent, less messy solution with a convenient guide for whoever is up on the bow and I came up with my initial designs for my chain markers and a guide plate to keep things nice and clear.

Roll forward to today and I'm many iterations through both the markers and the guide plate designs with testing done in the Solent, the med, the Caribbean and the Arctic. I now have what I strongly believe to be the perfect design for providing a robust and long lasting, yet customisable solution to suit most boaters with anchor chains from 6mm through to 16mm.

Both designs are now patent pending and I can finally make them available to the boating community to benefit from what I honestly believe to be the best anchor chain marking solution on the market.

Once you have your set I'd welcome any feedback, just get in touch using the contact form.

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  • June 2025

    Winner of Maritime UK Startup of the Year 2025 national awards

    Marine Industry News article

  • April 2025

    First prototype of superyacht stud link markers go into testing phase

  • March 2025

    Neil joins as first full-time epmployee

  • October 2024

    Winner of Maritime UK Solent Startup of the year

  • August 2024

    Second move into larger premesis. Custom set production in full swing.

  • March 2024

    Help drafted in to cope with pre-season orders, first part time employees

  • October 2024

    First time exhibiting at METS Trade - that's a big deal! Keyfloats launched.

  • December 2023

    Sign up 8 distributors in EU in 12 months...that's quite good.

  • September 2023

    Exhibiting at the Southampton Boat Show on the Jimmy Green stand

  • July 2023

    Spare-room factory too small! Need to find a proper site to work from. Office move next month.

  • March 2023

    First distributor Lindemann in Germany shows product at the Tulln boat show in Austria

  • February 2023

    Meeting with David Barrow of Barrow International tests interest from overseas distribution

  • January 2023

    Patent applications in, company launched