On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 13:40:54 GMT, Rosalie B.
wrote:


Sometimes he waits until we leave to arrange the lines that way for
casting off. But he always checks on the dock workers knots and
cleatings of the lines and fixes them over again as soon as we tie up.

At our home dock, and here where we are for the fairly long term, he
has the lines tied or the loop end around the pilings with the bitter
end on board so when we cast off we leave the lines there. Then we
can pick them up when we come back. The avoids a lot of the "can I
lasso this piling" stuff which he's better at than I am, but it still
provides more amusement for the bystanders watching us try to do that.

They do sell extensions which keep the loop open on the line to make
dropping the line over a piling easier, but he's not willing to pay
for something like that.

We tie up on pilings every year when we go to Nantucket. I made a line
for that purpose that you might want to try. I cut a loop of
transparent plastic tubing, Tygon or the like, big enough to fit very
loosely over the largest pilings.

I threaded laid nylon dockline through it and made an eyesplice. Now I
have a ring that stays open. I can hold it out on a boat hook and drop
it over a pile on the way in.

Brion Toss gives an alternative beginning for an eyesplice that is
supposed to be wide. I hadn't seen his book when I did it but I would
use his method if I made another.

It can be used to hook other things, like cleats, but is mainly for
piles.



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a


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