yeah, you gotta believe marshall banana, who takes as his screen persona
identifier that of a dildo with a little boy's cowboy sheriff badge.

Also Sprach JAXAshby :
mark gives us gives us the Art History major version. If you are also an
Art
History major, accept it. If not, ignore it. If you are a humorist,
chuckle.

And Jax gives us the Asshat version. If you are an Asshat, accept it. If
not, ignore it.

Dan

--
So Pikachu walks around muttering "Pikachu! Pikachu! Pikachu!"
like a sad, deranged grandfather high on helium.

-- The Self Made Critic

Also Sprach JAXAshby :
yeah, you gotta believe marshall banana, who takes as his screen persona
identifier that of a dildo with a little boy's cowboy sheriff badge.

My full name does not fit in the title bar of my newsreader.

Sincereley,

Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV


--
It's better to be quotable than to be honest.

-- Tom Stoppard

small diameter (undersized for the job) 30' rope.

Question: When the rope snaps, which way will it go?

Should it snap back towards the boat in tow (the load). Or should it snap
toward the boat pulling the load (the force)?

I was always taught that you look at the worst case first, in other words
the rope snaps in the center. And in that case the ropes will snap to their
respective tie points

Nylon rope acts like a rubber band so you can experiment safely with small
versions without having any serious harm. (wear eye protection)
The worst case with a tow line is when the cleat pulls out. That will come back
like a missile and can punch a hole in your boat.
It can certainly spoil your day. The general rule is to give any line under a
strain a wide berth.

The worst case with a tow line is when the cleat pulls out. That will come
back
like a missile and can punch a hole in your boat.
It can certainly spoil your day.

I figured that a cleat coming back on a nylon rope was a bad thing. Nylon
is good for towing, since it has some stretch and will even out the strain
of waves and uneven pulling. I haven't done much heavy towing, but I
thought that if I ever did I would tie a fender at the middle of the tow
line. if the line broke or a cleat pulled out the fender would act as a
brake to absorb some of the snapback of the whole line. Of course if the
break was at the fender both ends would snap back towards the vessels.
BTW, you're not supposed to tow with or from a cleat. Use the bow eye and
the stern rings. Rig up a yoke to even out the pull between the two stern
rings, which then share the load and help keep the towboat straight(assuming
that you don't use a slip knot).

the towed boat is supposed to use a tying arrangement (I forget the name) that
allows quick release should the towing boat start to move to fast.


I figured that a cleat coming back on a nylon rope was a bad thing. Nylon
is good for towing, since it has some stretch and will even out the strain
of waves and uneven pulling. I haven't done much heavy towing, but I
thought that if I ever did I would tie a fender at the middle of the tow
line. if the line broke or a cleat pulled out the fender would act as a
brake to absorb some of the snapback of the whole line. Of course if the
break was at the fender both ends would snap back towards the vessels.
BTW, you're not supposed to tow with or from a cleat. Use the bow eye and
the stern rings. Rig up a yoke to even out the pull between the two stern
rings, which then share the load and help keep the towboat straight(assuming
that you don't use a slip knot).

Question: When the rope snaps, which way will it go?


you guys are nuts. what the hell way *can* the rope go? It is tied solidly at
each end, it breaks somewhere in between. You think the rope is going to untie
itself so it can follow the other broken piece?

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
Question: When the rope snaps, which way will it go?


you guys are nuts. what the hell way *can* the rope go? It is tied
solidly at
each end, it breaks somewhere in between. You think the rope is going to
untie
itself so it can follow the other broken piece?

When the rope snaps from reading your extremely stupid reply, it will go get
a gun and come after you.

cal if billy,

YOU are nuts. did you ever finally graduate third grade?

Question: When the rope snaps, which way will it go?


you guys are nuts. what the hell way *can* the rope go? It is tied
solidly at
each end, it breaks somewhere in between. You think the rope is going to
untie
itself so it can follow the other broken piece?

When the rope snaps from reading your extremely stupid reply, it will go get
a gun and come after you.

(JAXAshby) wrote in message ...
Question: When the rope snaps, which way will it go?


you guys are nuts. what the hell way *can* the rope go? It is tied solidly at
each end, it breaks somewhere in between. You think the rope is going to untie
itself so it can follow the other broken piece?

I see by your ignorant statement that you know nothing of vector
mechanics and or physics, huh?