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Cleaning lines (ropes to the lubbers!)
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Spring Cleaning time for Far Cove! I usually replace the lines, but this year money's a bit tight. They're perfectly servicable, just rather green from the Wet Coast's winter wetness. What's a good/safe way to clean them? I heard an oxygen-based bleach like Oxy-Clean was good for sails - how about dacron lines? Same question for sail covers. Lloyd Sumpter "Far Cove" Catalina 36 - shiny engine, not so shiny lines. |
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Cleaning lines (ropes to the lubbers!)
Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
Hi, Spring Cleaning time for Far Cove! I usually replace the lines, but this year money's a bit tight. They're perfectly servicable, just rather green from the Wet Coast's winter wetness. What's a good/safe way to clean them? I heard an oxygen-based bleach like Oxy-Clean was good for sails - how about dacron lines? Same question for sail covers. Lloyd Sumpter "Far Cove" Catalina 36 - shiny engine, not so shiny lines. Thanks for the ontopic threads well done great idea!!!! Gee replace "every year"?? You blokes are rich beyond our imagination:-) That free trade deal with the US must be really paying off, hope we get ours through. Warn water soap & a good scrub, I'd be wary of bleaches. A bit of use in the sun with salt water & they'll be white enough anyway, you do get some sun????:-) K |
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Cleaning lines (ropes to the lubbers!)
Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
Hi, Spring Cleaning time for Far Cove! I usually replace the lines, but this year money's a bit tight. They're perfectly servicable, just rather green from the Wet Coast's winter wetness. What's a good/safe way to clean them? I heard an oxygen-based bleach like Oxy-Clean was good for sails - how about dacron lines? Same question for sail covers. Lloyd Sumpter "Far Cove" Catalina 36 - shiny engine, not so shiny lines. Thanks for the ontopic threads well done great idea!!!! Gee replace "every year"?? You blokes are rich beyond our imagination:-) That free trade deal with the US must be really paying off, hope we get ours through. Warn water soap & a good scrub, I'd be wary of bleaches. A bit of use in the sun with salt water & they'll be white enough anyway, you do get some sun????:-) K |
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Cleaning lines (ropes to the lubbers!)
Toss 'em in the washing machine on 'delicate' with some
Tide. JR Lloyd Sumpter wrote: Hi, Spring Cleaning time for Far Cove! I usually replace the lines, but this year money's a bit tight. They're perfectly servicable, just rather green from the Wet Coast's winter wetness. What's a good/safe way to clean them? I heard an oxygen-based bleach like Oxy-Clean was good for sails - how about dacron lines? Same question for sail covers. Lloyd Sumpter "Far Cove" Catalina 36 - shiny engine, not so shiny lines. -- Remove X to reply -------------------------------------------------------------- Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth |
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Cleaning lines (ropes to the lubbers!)
When I was an avid caver, we would wash our climbing ropes
in Tide using a front loading washer (at a laundrymat of course Use Downey in the rinse to give them a soft hand. Doug s/v Callista "JR North" wrote in message ... Toss 'em in the washing machine on 'delicate' with some Tide. JR Lloyd Sumpter wrote: Hi, Spring Cleaning time for Far Cove! I usually replace the lines, but this year money's a bit tight. They're perfectly servicable, just rather green from the Wet Coast's winter wetness. What's a good/safe way to clean them? I heard an oxygen-based bleach like Oxy-Clean was good for sails - how about dacron lines? Same question for sail covers. Lloyd Sumpter "Far Cove" Catalina 36 - shiny engine, not so shiny lines. -- Remove X to reply -------------------------------------------------------------- Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth |
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Cleaning lines (ropes to the lubbers!)
When I was an avid caver, we would wash our climbing ropes
in Tide using a front loading washer (at a laundrymat of course Use Downey in the rinse to give them a soft hand. Doug s/v Callista "JR North" wrote in message ... Toss 'em in the washing machine on 'delicate' with some Tide. JR Lloyd Sumpter wrote: Hi, Spring Cleaning time for Far Cove! I usually replace the lines, but this year money's a bit tight. They're perfectly servicable, just rather green from the Wet Coast's winter wetness. What's a good/safe way to clean them? I heard an oxygen-based bleach like Oxy-Clean was good for sails - how about dacron lines? Same question for sail covers. Lloyd Sumpter "Far Cove" Catalina 36 - shiny engine, not so shiny lines. -- Remove X to reply -------------------------------------------------------------- Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth |
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Cleaning lines (ropes to the lubbers!)
Toss 'em in the washing machine on 'delicate' with some
Tide. JR Lloyd Sumpter wrote: Hi, Spring Cleaning time for Far Cove! I usually replace the lines, but this year money's a bit tight. They're perfectly servicable, just rather green from the Wet Coast's winter wetness. What's a good/safe way to clean them? I heard an oxygen-based bleach like Oxy-Clean was good for sails - how about dacron lines? Same question for sail covers. Lloyd Sumpter "Far Cove" Catalina 36 - shiny engine, not so shiny lines. -- Remove X to reply -------------------------------------------------------------- Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth |
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Cleaning lines (ropes to the lubbers!)
I have had good luck using a consumer grade pressure washer to clean
the green off my lines. I had some lines that looked aweful and came up beautifully after pressure washing. It is a little time consuming, but the results are good. The trick is to get close enough with the pressure washer to clean the line, but not do any damage. Tim http://www.tgw.net |
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Cleaning lines (ropes to the lubbers!)
timwh wrote:
I have had good luck using a consumer grade pressure washer to clean the green off my lines. I had some lines that looked aweful and came up beautifully after pressure washing. I'd worry about the pressure washer causing abrasion to the lines as it was cleaning them. DSK |
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Cleaning lines (ropes to the lubbers!)
Once again, back in my caving days, there was a device that was
routinely used to wash ropes (yes, in the caving world they are called ropes). It was (is?) connected to a garden hose and the rope is pulled through it by hand. Cleaned out the grit. Probably would remove green as well. Doug s/v Callista "DSK" wrote in message ... timwh wrote: I have had good luck using a consumer grade pressure washer to clean the green off my lines. I had some lines that looked aweful and came up beautifully after pressure washing. I'd worry about the pressure washer causing abrasion to the lines as it was cleaning them. DSK |
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