Charles T. Low wrote:

What are some of the common variants of securing chafing protection to
lines?

I'm using old sections of garden hose (no leather wrapping for me - yet?),
with the line fed through them. Of course they slip down the line and away
from the chafing points if not secured, and so I'm using small lines tied to
them with running hitches

First off, your hose section on the line are too short. If you had 3' of
hose (for example) it would be much easier to keep in place because it
would have to slide a lot further. Next, are the hoses split in a
spiral? That helps keep it from sliding, makes it more flexible, you can
put it on without uncleating the line, and when you tie a securing line
tightly around the hose it cinches the line.

Personally, I use cheap terrycloth towels & duct tape for chafe
protection. Works great, always stays in place... towels are handy for a
million uses!

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