Dock Lines - Thought Solicitation
 

Mine are really degraded from the Florida sun.
I use 1/2" and need new.
Any brand recommendations from the boaters out there?
Floridians and south only. Because that's where they'll be used.

Dock Lines - Thought Solicitation
 

On 2/4/10 7:07 AM, Jim wrote:
Mine are really degraded from the Florida sun.
I use 1/2" and need new.
Any brand recommendations from the boaters out there?
Floridians and south only. Because that's where they'll be used.




snerk

Psssst...flajim is boatless.

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wrote:
On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:07:22 -0600, Jim wrote:

Mine are really degraded from the Florida sun.
I use 1/2" and need new.
Any brand recommendations from the boaters out there?
Floridians and south only. Because that's where they'll be used.



Are they nylon? That usually holds up pretty well in the sun.
Polypropylene will start degrading in a year.
I use 3 lay line because it is easy to splice. I just buy it in bulk
and make up whatever I need. We keep lots of lines on board for
various towing operations. I have pulled everything up the river from
a train of 10 kayaks to a 52' tour boat and all manner of logs,
pilings, lumber and other things we find floating

Yes, nylon. But they're about 8 years old and chaffed. Lost their
stretch too. I'd get some bulk 3-lay but I'm tired of fid work.
Just want some good 25-30 footers.
Anybody ever use this?
http://www.wholesalemarine.com/pc/AM...e+-+White.html

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On Feb 4, 7:14*am, Harry wrote:
On 2/4/10 7:07 AM, Jim wrote:

Mine are really degraded from the Florida sun.
I use 1/2" and need new.
Any brand recommendations from the boaters out there?
Floridians and south only. Because that's where they'll be used.

snerk

Psssst...flajim is boatless.

Maybe he's going to buy a boat, and is stocking up? You know, a 16
foot open tiller with a supercharged 52 Mercury.....

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On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:07:22 -0600, Jim wrote:

Mine are really degraded from the Florida sun.
I use 1/2" and need new.
Any brand recommendations from the boaters out there?
Floridians and south only. Because that's where they'll be used.


I've been using black ready made lines from West Marine for several
years and they are holding up well. My recommendation is to buy one
size larger. I've seen a few 1/2 inch lines snap under shock loads,
usually at the deck lead.

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On 2/4/10 12:47 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:07:22 -0600, wrote:

Mine are really degraded from the Florida sun.
I use 1/2" and need new.
Any brand recommendations from the boaters out there?
Floridians and south only. Because that's where they'll be used.


I've been using black ready made lines from West Marine for several
years and they are holding up well. My recommendation is to buy one
size larger. I've seen a few 1/2 inch lines snap under shock loads,
usually at the deck lead.


snerk Po' W'hine...taken in by one of the flajims.

Pssst...W'hine...flajim has no boat.

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*e#c wrote:
On Feb 4, 7:14 am, Harry wrote:
On 2/4/10 7:07 AM, Jim wrote:

Mine are really degraded from the Florida sun.
I use 1/2" and need new.
Any brand recommendations from the boaters out there?
Floridians and south only. Because that's where they'll be used.
snerk

Psssst...flajim is boatless.

Maybe he's going to buy a boat, and is stocking up? You know, a 16
foot open tiller with a supercharged 52 Mercury.....
Show that asshole Jim the pictures of your boat so he can see what a
real boat looks like. I'd show him mine but he'd just split a gut laughing.

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On Feb 4, 11:47*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:07:22 -0600, Jim wrote:
Mine are really degraded from the Florida sun.
I use 1/2" and need new.
Any brand recommendations from the boaters out there?
Floridians and south only. *Because that's where they'll be used.

I've been using black ready made lines from West Marine for several
years and they are holding up well. *My recommendation is to buy one
size larger. * I've seen a few 1/2 inch lines snap under shock loads,
usually at the deck lead.

Wayne, what makes the "black" special or more durable? I take it that
the black is more UV resistant?

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On Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:59:15 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I've been using black ready made lines from West Marine for several
years and they are holding up well. *My recommendation is to buy one
size larger. * I've seen a few 1/2 inch lines snap under shock loads,
usually at the deck lead.

Wayne, what makes the "black" special or more durable? I take it that
the black is more UV resistant?

I don't actually know whether or not they are demonstrably more UV
resistant or not. Mine have held up well however and they are out in
the Florida sun everyday, on the south side of the boat, when we're
home at the dock.

There's a certain amount of anecdotal evidence that the dark shades of
canvas hold up better, like the dark navy blue sunbrella fabric that
is very popular. Perhaps the dark pigment reduces UV transmission to
the inner layers but that's just conjecture on my part. If so, that
might be true for dark colored dock lines as well.

Good news this morning on the alternator. It came back repaired and
working.

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On Feb 4, 2:54*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:59:15 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

I've been using black ready made lines from West Marine for several
years and they are holding up well. *My recommendation is to buy one
size larger. * I've seen a few 1/2 inch lines snap under shock loads,
usually at the deck lead.

Wayne, what makes the "black" special or more durable? I take it that
the black is more UV resistant?

I don't actually know whether or not they are demonstrably more UV
resistant or not. * Mine have held up well however and they are out in
the Florida sun everyday, on the south side of the boat, *when we're
home at the dock. *

There's a certain amount of anecdotal evidence that the dark shades of
canvas hold up better, like the dark navy blue sunbrella fabric that
is very popular. * Perhaps the dark pigment reduces UV transmission to
the inner layers but that's just conjecture on my part. *If so, that
might be true for dark colored dock lines as well.

That's some pretty good thought and does make some sense. I dont'
really have any need for super quality bow lines because being the
lake boater that I am, I don't ahve my boat[s] out in the sun tied up
for any long term, but I'm sure that with less UV deteriation, the
lines are probably stonger. That's nice to know.

Good news this morning on the alternator. *It came back repaired and
working. *


Great! I was wondering what ever came of that episode. What kind of a
unit is it? a Powerline or Lestek? Just guessing,. Those makers
specialize in extremely high output units in automotive
configurations.