Evan Gatehouse wrote:
Roger Long wrote:

Yuck. This all sounds like a horrible kludge and I hate that rope.
Isn't there anything else that floats?


Spectra

Warp speed. How much do you want to spend?

On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 09:29:04 -0800, Tamaroak
wrote:

I find that it doesn't hold knots well, though, and I tape them up with
plastic tape.

Capt. jeff

Most of the ones I have seen are spliced.

Jack

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ISPA Yachtmaster Offshore Instructor
CYA Advanced Cruising Instructor
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You can get braided (not three strand) polypropylene at Home Depot. It
will work and tie just like regular braided line, but floats. Comes in
colors like green, blue, etc. If it's out in the sun all the time, I'd
replace it yearly; it'll still weaken quite a bit in constant
sunlight.

If you want to use that yellow stuff (three strand) splice it and
forget the knots.

I have used for several years now a towing bridle made by C-Level in CT. It
clips on to the towing eyes on the tubes of my inflatable and has a float at
the loop where you attach the tow line. For a tow line I have a length of
3/8" poly line with an eye spliced in one end. I loop the eye of the tow
line thru the eye in the bridle then attach the bitter end to a stern cleat.
I can adjust the length as necessary and move the line to an amidship cleat
and pull it alongside when I back up or anchor.

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"Roger Long" wrote in message
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What is a good dinghy tow rope and painter? Should float well enough that
it doesn't get sucked into the prop but still pleasant to handle and hold
knots well.

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Roger Long

New England Ropes makes a rope just for this purpose - a nylon braided
cover over a poly core called "Dinghy Tow Line". West Marine has it in
their catalog. It floats but the nylon outside means that it doesn't
slip. The poly is also protected from UV by the cover.

Carl
S/V Sula

I have no relation to either company.

Thank you. That is exactly what I was looking for and why I posted in
this in the first place.

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Roger Long



"Carl" wrote in message
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New England Ropes makes a rope just for this purpose - a nylon
braided
cover over a poly core called "Dinghy Tow Line". West Marine has it
in
their catalog. It floats but the nylon outside means that it doesn't
slip. The poly is also protected from UV by the cover.

Carl
S/V Sula

I have no relation to either company.