New RIB and Warps....

[mikew4]

What about thickness of rope chaps? Given that RIBS are light compared to Yachts.

[Poly]

If you buy different colours (odd ends bin at the chandler) it makes it easier to find the one you want (or give clear instructions to the crew to get it out). Can also be helpful if novice crew are untying etc. Won't look ad pretty tied up though.

[jeffstevens763@g]

I always buy 12 MM floating mooring line for anchor line and mooring lines nice diameter to pull on easy to splice.
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[Bucksribster]

Um - i really would not use floating line for the anchor. The idea is to get a horizontal pull on the anchor and a floating line works against this. Nylon is the right stuff for anchor line. I like floating soft polyprop rope for mooring lines and painter - less chance of it going round the prop.

[Fred.]

Originally Posted by Maximus

I like the multibraid type rope for Painter and Warps a little more expensive but well worth it IME..soft ,supple,has a nice bit of weight for throwing,and plenty strong!..a good SS cleat on the in Boat end I've found is useful

Sorry, what do you mean by Cleat ?
I thought a cleat was one of these ?

Originally Posted by Maximus

A good idea IMO is to take off the Bow eye and have a pro splice the rope to it,

How do they splice the multibraid ropes ??, don't they quite often have an inner cores with lots of braiding around the outside ?

Originally Posted by Maximus

A couple of short looped one end and clip the other (SS Cleats) on mooring lines (1m Max)for swinging moorings is a really good idea and you're in buisness.... ,

Have you a photo please of what you mean ??

Thanks

[GuyC]

I have a bow line that is just shorter than the boat so that if I lose it over the side, it doesn't get wrapped around the prop. I like the idea of a permanent splice to the bow eye. In addition I'd consider making this rope strong enough that you can be towed using it, albeit with an extension.

I've got a stern line that is long enough to go from the stern to the dock and then as a forward spring to the bow, say twice the length of the bow line.

I've also got a line that is about the same length as the bow line that I have attached midships that I use as a temporary mooring line when I'm travelling solo or with novice crew - my family. On the assumption that there is a cleat handy, I can tie off to that and then sort out the bow and stern lines. This line also doubles up as an extension to the bow line to make an aft spring.

Anchor line - I carry about 40m of octoplait with 7m of chain. The octoplait flakes easily and fills a small gorilla bucket.

Other - I have another 40m of octoplait that doubles up as anchor extension, tow rope, long mooring line plus I carry a couple of old genoa / spinnaker sheets that extend mooring lines if I want a shore line when I'm rafted outside other boats.

Sizes - I think most of my lines are 10mm or 12mm although the octoplait is 14mm.

It seems a lot when you write it down.

I suspect Maximus meant stainless clips like a caribiner that you can hook on to the eye on the mooring buoy. The soft loop would go on the cleat in the boat.

[GuyC]

Originally Posted by mikew4

What about thickness of rope chaps? Given that RIBS are light compared to Yachts.

Try telling that to my Pac 22!!

[mikew4]

Originally Posted by GuyC

I have a bow line that is just shorter than the boat so that if I lose it over the side, it doesn't get wrapped around the prop. I like the idea of a permanent splice to the bow eye. In addition I'd consider making this rope strong enough that you can be towed using it, albeit with an extension.

I've got a stern line that is long enough to go from the stern to the dock and then as a forward spring to the bow, say twice the length of the bow line.

I've also got a line that is about the same length as the bow line that I have attached midships that I use as a temporary mooring line when I'm travelling solo or with novice crew - my family. On the assumption that there is a cleat handy, I can tie off to that and then sort out the bow and stern lines. This line also doubles up as an extension to the bow line to make an aft spring.

Anchor line - I carry about 40m of octoplait with 7m of chain. The octoplait flakes easily and fills a small gorilla bucket.

Other - I have another 40m of octoplait that doubles up as anchor extension, tow rope, long mooring line plus I carry a couple of old genoa / spinnaker sheets that extend mooring lines if I want a shore line when I'm rafted outside other boats.

Sizes - I think most of my lines are 10mm or 12mm although the octoplait is 14mm.

It seems a lot when you write it down.

I suspect Maximus meant stainless clips like a caribiner that you can hook on to the eye on the mooring buoy. The soft loop would go on the cleat in the boat.

V useful post. Thx !

[jeffstevens763@g]

Originally Posted by Bucksribster

Um - i really would not use floating line for the anchor. The idea is to get a horizontal pull on the anchor and a floating line works against this. Nylon is the right stuff for anchor line. I like floating soft polyprop rope for mooring lines and painter - less chance of it going round the prop.

The buoyancy of floating line is minute and doesn't make a blind bit of difference more important is chain length for horizontal pull a foot of chain will make the rope sink.

[lakelandterrier]

The thicker the line the easier it is to handle, it's not just about the breaking strain. My lines ae min 12mm and painter is 14mm just for ease of handling