what I have is a tow rope for my tube, it ends in a loop, where i want
to attach the triangular rope that comes from the boat.

I could just connect the loops but (i got the cheapy rope that rubs
through the fibres where they connect real quick and i dont want to
keep snipping the rope.

On my tube is a nice connector piece ... hard to describe .. its sort
of a disc with a hole ... you push the loop through the hole and wrap
it around two "hooks" on the disc ...

I am thinking that would be a nice way to connect the rope to rope too
.... any idea where i can get that or how to connect my ropes so they
dont fray ?

Matt

Consider a knot - or, more precisely, as you are joining two lines together,
a bend. Several can be found, with animated instructions, at
http://www.grogono.com/knot/ .

You could also fasten the tow line directly to the fitting on the tube. I
seem to recall there being a rationale for NOT taking this approach, but it
escapes me at the moment.

--
Sal's Dad

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what I have is a tow rope for my tube, it ends in a loop, where i want
to attach the triangular rope that comes from the boat.

I could just connect the loops but (i got the cheapy rope that rubs
through the fibres where they connect real quick and i dont want to
keep snipping the rope.

On my tube is a nice connector piece ... hard to describe .. its sort
of a disc with a hole ... you push the loop through the hole and wrap
it around two "hooks" on the disc ...

I am thinking that would be a nice way to connect the rope to rope too
... any idea where i can get that or how to connect my ropes so they
dont fray ?

Matt

Sal's Dad wrote:
Consider a knot - or, more precisely, as you are joining two lines
together,
a bend. Several can be found, with animated instructions, at
http://www.grogono.com/knot/ .

You could also fasten the tow line directly to the fitting on the
tube. I
seem to recall there being a rationale for NOT taking this approach,
but it
escapes me at the moment.


Or, you could use a hitch, a rolling hitch works well.

A tow line is made of poly propylene, have you ever used a rolling hitch on
polyprop? Since the material does not have typical characteristic of normal
rope or lines, it does not hold a rolling hitch, it just unwinds itself.
Polyprop is not conducive to many of the conventional knots, including a
sheet bend. Most towlines include a loop at the end of the line. They
sell products that allow you to quickly attach a tow toy to a tow line, but
if you want to save the money use a short piece of nylon line and use a
bowline to attach the two loops. One of the features of a bowline is it
easy to untie after having a heavy strain placed on the knot.




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Sal's Dad wrote:
Consider a knot - or, more precisely, as you are joining two lines
together,
a bend. Several can be found, with animated instructions, at
http://www.grogono.com/knot/ .

You could also fasten the tow line directly to the fitting on the
tube. I
seem to recall there being a rationale for NOT taking this approach,
but it
escapes me at the moment.


Or, you could use a hitch, a rolling hitch works well.

The Snapper Trapper wrote:
A tow line is made of poly propylene,

Some are, some aren't, Smithers.

Any logical person will use a polyprop tow line for boating toys. Polyprop
floats and is recommended to keep the line away from the prop of a boat.

Kevin, if I said, "some are, some aren't, Kevin" would that make sense to
you? Shouldn't your sentence structure be:

"Smithers,
Some are, some aren't"

PS - you keep using the name "Smithers" for about 10 different people, are
you really that confused?



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The Snapper Trapper wrote:
A tow line is made of poly propylene,

Some are, some aren't, Smithers.

wrote:
what I have is a tow rope for my tube, it ends in a loop, where i want
to attach the triangular rope that comes from the boat.

I could just connect the loops but (i got the cheapy rope that rubs
through the fibres where they connect real quick and i dont want to
keep snipping the rope.

On my tube is a nice connector piece ... hard to describe .. its sort
of a disc with a hole ... you push the loop through the hole and wrap
it around two "hooks" on the disc ...

I am thinking that would be a nice way to connect the rope to rope too
... any idea where i can get that or how to connect my ropes so they
dont fray ?

Matt


A tow bridle with a pulley traveler(on cablepreferred or poly) will
connect to the rope in the same fashion as your "disc" connector:

http://amos.shop.com/amos/cc/pcd/124...1182/ccsyn/260
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?p=WX2&i=66501
http://amos.shop.com/amos/cc/pcd/124...8209/ccsyn/260
http://www.hometownstores.com/detail.aspx?ID=84505
http://www.shipstore.com/ss/html/WPM/WPM11105.html

Check Overtons, Barts, & Ski Limited, too, for similar devices.

Rob

these things are pretty much what i need

Thanks to you and all the others for the help !

Matt

On 23 May 2005 19:31:10 -0700, wrote:

what I have is a tow rope for my tube, it ends in a loop, where i want
to attach the triangular rope that comes from the boat.

Everybody knows to use a bowline knot for this.

Me and the wife
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