Ernest Scribbler wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote
In the past I have always used 3 stranded dock lines.
Is there any advantage to paying the extra price for braided lines?

I'm sticking with 3-strand nylon. It's more elastic than braided rope, and
for dock lines that's a definite advantage. Being easier on the wallet, it's
likely to be replaced more regularly, which is another good thing in a dock
line. It's true braid is easier on the hands, but I don't handle my mooring
lines enough for that to be an issue.




For many of us, it matters not whether docklines are braid or twist.
Hell, I remember splicing manila rope.

For many of us, it matters not whether docklines are braid or twist.
Hell, I remember splicing manila rope.

Do you also remember claiming:
1. To be a Yale graduate
2. To have owned a Hatteras
3. To be married to a medical doctor
4. To own a Zimmerman-like lobster boat?

Cheers, Old Boy. Many dreams of yesteryear.

On 16-Feb-2008, HK wrote:

For many of us, it matters not whether docklines are braid or twist.
Hell, I remember splicing manila rope.

I MISS splicing manila - the plastic stuff is a pain.

Steve wrote:
On 16-Feb-2008, HK wrote:

For many of us, it matters not whether docklines are braid or twist.
Hell, I remember splicing manila rope.

I MISS splicing manila - the plastic stuff is a pain.


Yeah, it is. I've never gotten to like it for splicing. Manilla was far
easier to "work" when you were splicing it.