Capt. Rob wrote:
If you dumb yankees learned to use a cleat the proper way, you would
have no need for such stupity and waste.


Hey, Joe...can you explain to everyone how a traditional cleated line
will possibly outlast the system shown in my video?

If you know how to properly tie up to a cleat you will have no
chaffing. If you know how to properly flake line on deck you will have
no mess on the dock. True my system of using a line life sailors have
used line and cleats for centurys will not last longer, but it will
last the same time, and you can use the schackle and thimbles were they
are needed. Unless you have schackle and thimbles for the end on the
boat your line will last no longer. I find Nylon cheap enough to splice
up new lines when needed.


We've found lines
will last far, far longer this way because there's no chance of chafing
at the cleat.

So you set chaffing gear in your chocks, and schackle and thimble your
fancy chrome cleats on deck huh?

You also don't have a mess of line on the dock

I find a propery flaked line very attractive and salty looking,

http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/0406839.jpg

and only
one end to adjust.

Well thats just great, but forget about your neighbors re-ajusting your
lines if needed. He would have to boad your vessel.


We have found it 100% superior and so have several
other large marinas in the area.

Must be like some sort of local insanity, same thing as natural LSD.
Are you eating moldy Rye?


The yard's insurance seems to agree.


You telling me they gave a preamium break for such stupity? Well lets
hope everyone carries sharp knives or marlin pins on the dock, so when
one of the shackled wonders catches on fire. Here we can un-tie a
burning boat with less danger.

Let me guess, Joe...you don't like it because it costs a few bucks
before and it never occured to you!!!!


Well I have seen similar in the USN moth ball fleet. But it is done to
vessels rafted together and expecting to be rafted together for
decades. Thats most likey the reason you NY's do it at the docks. The
navy uses custom swedged cables that are wormed, parcled and served,
and chaffing gear is sewn into the serving.

Tell me Rob,, just HOW and on what are your lines being chaffed so fast
that it requires shackles and thimbles?

Capt. Joe



RB
35s5
NY