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, and then secured to something else (like a cleat
or to the mirror chafe guard on the other [bow] line). This works well, and
could be considered unsightly except I think honestly that no one has ever
noticed.

I know that some mariners sew whipping material through the chafe guards and
lines to keep them together. I've tried duct tape several years ago: didn't
work.

Thanks to the accumulated wisdom of the group!

Charles

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Charles T. Low
www.boatdocking.com

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I use a leather wrap secured with thread.


"Charles T. Low" [withoutUN] wrote in message
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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, and then secured to something else (like a
cleat or to the mirror chafe guard on the other [bow] line). This works
well, and could be considered unsightly except I think honestly that no
one has ever noticed.

I know that some mariners sew whipping material through the chafe guards
and lines to keep them together. I've tried duct tape several years ago:
didn't work.

Thanks to the accumulated wisdom of the group!

Charles

====

Charles T. Low
www.boatdocking.com

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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!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Thanks, Doug,

I haven't had much luck with splitting the hose, even in a spiral. They seem
to come off the line unless tied up all the way along. So the section of
garden hose is intact, with the line fed through it. Requires quite a bit of
twisting to get the line through, and then once it's on, it's there for a
while.

I would never have thought of towels, and admit that I feel a certain
skepticism about them! How long do towels last? I'm thinking about, say,
overnighting in active conditions, not wanting to risk a line parting in the
dead of night.

Thanks again.

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Charles T. Low
www.boatdocking.com

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"DSK" wrote in message
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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!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Charles T. Low wrote:
Thanks, Doug,

I haven't had much luck with splitting the hose, even in a spiral. They seem
to come off the line unless tied up all the way along.

Hmm, never had that problem. I use three or four wire ties, spaced from
the end of the hose, and they seem to do just fine.


... So the section of
garden hose is intact, with the line fed through it. Requires quite a bit of
twisting to get the line through, and then once it's on, it's there for a
while.

Maybe the problem is that you're using hose far too small for the line?


I would never have thought of towels, and admit that I feel a certain
skepticism about them! How long do towels last?

A few days, at least. I bought a bundle at the $1 store and after using
them for chafe gear for two days thru a hurricane, they're still
perfectly good for use as towels. I'd use them for cafe gear again with
no worry.


... I'm thinking about, say,
overnighting in active conditions, not wanting to risk a line parting in the
dead of night.


Sure.

Here you can see me putting a towel on a dock line that ran over the
edge of a cement bulkhead. That one got the most chafe, but didn't even
get a hole in it much less allow any chafe on the line. You can also see
some other ideas about chafe protection.

BTW Rusty is right about heat building up in lines. Think of it in terms
of energy... the wind and/or waves impart energy to the boat, wich
accelerate it in one direction... that's kinetic energy. The rope has to
stop it... sometimes with very high impulse loading (ie the boat jerks
to a stop suddenly). Where does all that energy go?

I have noticed lines with some partially melted yarns inside, very spiky
and odd feeling in the hand. I replaced them immediately.

Another problem is lines catching splinters from pilings and dock
planks, but one thing at a time here!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

DSK wrote:
Here you can see me putting a towel on a dock line that ran over the
edge of a cement bulkhead. That one got the most chafe, but didn't even
get a hole in it much less allow any chafe on the line. You can also see
some other ideas about chafe protection.

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...93690985IWTOWS

Sorry, forgot the link

DSK

"Charles T. Low" [withoutUN] wrote in message
sgroups.com...
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, and then secured to something else (like a
cleat or to the mirror chafe guard on the other [bow] line). This works
well, and could be considered unsightly except I think honestly that no
one has ever noticed.

I know that some mariners sew whipping material through the chafe guards
and lines to keep them together. I've tried duct tape several years ago:
didn't work.

Thanks to the accumulated wisdom of the group!

Charles

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Charles T. Low
www.boatdocking.com

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I have used garden hose and reinforced plastic water tubing as chafe
guarding over my lines.. I would secure both ends with plastic wire wraps
to keep it from slipping,. I used this when my lines had contact with the
dock or dock post.

Thanks for visiting the NG again Charles. You have always offered us a
wealth of information.