Steve Weingart wrote:

All of the complex stretching discussions aside, I use the garden hose as
well, but as the chafe guard...

I cut 2 - 3' lengths of garden hose, then split the last 2" on one end.
Slip that over the line then use light line to pinch the split section onto
the main line where you need it. I've been using this method for years and
never have any chafe issues, and my old sailboat went through several near
misses by hurricanes and dozens of storms with no chafing at all.

Hope that this helps

Steve

If using twisted rope for mooring, as it is said one should, and if
leather is your choise for antichafe, why not do as I do with
webbing strap, which would be to tuck the end of an old leather belt
under the lay of one of the 3 strands, wrap it around the area to be
protected, and pull the other end snug under a strand? A little
seizing may be needed to stop the antichafe from migrating along the
pennant, good excuse to acquire and use a palm and a heavy needle.

Terry K