On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:01:14 -0500, wrote:

Get one of those enclosed hose reels that come with the skinny blue
hose. It will easily hold 200' of 3/8 rope.
I use one for my pressure cleaner hose

If you go to
http://www.pancanal.com/common/multi...flores-hi.html
you can watch the ships. Many, maybe most, have the docklines on
reels. The worlds biggest freighter, the Emma Maersk, has a crew of
only 13 and they pretty much have to do it that way.

Casady