[Rhodes22-list] Joe Babb about sailing dock lines

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Joe;

     Did you say that you are going to pick up your boat at the Spitzer Boat
Works?  Did you say a recycled boat?  Not Brand new?  Then why new dock
lines.  I am willing to bet that a quick walk around the inside of the plant
will find you sufficient dock lines that can also be recycled.  And I bet
that you can make a cash offer of about half of what you would spend down
the street at the 'Boat Store.'  There may even be a washing machine in the
room with the bathroom for the workers out in the plant? 
 
    In order to wash the lines you will need a couple of net bags to keep
them from getting all tangled and knoted.  Wall Mart ususally sells mesh
laundry bags.  Also take a small bottle/box of detergent.
  
    If you do a good job, maybe Stan will even trade you for the mesh bags
so he can wash the lines he takes to boat shows?  

    Naturally inspect the lines and do not choose lines that have rigor
mortis.  

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA
" A boat without a ding or more is not being used."


Leland wrote:
> 
> Joe,
> 
> See attached link, all three pages.
> 
>  http://powerboat.about.com/od/seamanship/l/aa030203a.htm
> http://powerboat.about.com/od/seamanship/l/aa030203a.htm 
> 
> Hank makes a good point.  My bow cleat is large enough to barely handle
> two 1/2" lines, but some recycled Rhodes have smaller cleats.  Might want
> to check out the size with Stan.  I noticed that his new boats now have
> two bow cleats.
> 
> I disagree with the attached article in that it recommends a 1/2" line for
> boats over 20', especially since it states that a 3/8" line breaks at
> 4,000 lbs.  According to that, you could hang one of our Rhodes in the air
> from a single 3/8" line.  In the water I don't think you'd get more than a
> 200 lb. tug on a line on our boats in a hurricane.
> 
> I have both the expensive West Marine braided nylon lines and the cheap
> K-Mart poly lines.  Both work but the thing I like most about the nylon is
> that it doesn't slip as much on the cleat, so you don't need to put as
> much effort into pulling the line tight.
> 
> The other downside to a poly line is that it will make you look cheap
> because everyone else uses nylon lines.
> 
> The downside to a 3/8" line is that it will make you look wimpy because
> everyone else uses 1/2" lines or bigger.
> 
> I actually am cheap and am under the allusion that size doesn't matter.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Lee
> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
> Kent Island, MD
> 
> 
> 
> Hank-5 wrote:
>> 
>> Joe,
>> 
>> I originally bought 1/2" line for my boat and I now realize that is too
>> big,
>> especially for the front where both sides have to go to one cleat.  The
>> next
>> time I go to west marine I plan to pick up some 3/8" lines.  The length
>> is
>> all dependent on your particular situation.  If you are trailering I
>> would
>> at a minimum have some of the 25' lenghts and you might want a couple of
>> 35'
>> for "just in case" situations.
>> 
>> Good luck,
>> 
>> Hank
>> 
>> 
>> On 4/9/08, Joe Babb <joe.babb at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> We'll be picking up our recycled Rhodes soon and plan to go sailing on
>>> Albemarle Sound for a few days.  I've got most everything we need for
>>> the boat I think except for dock lines.  I'm imagining we'll end up
>>> spending a couple of nights tied up at some transient dock somewhere.
>>> It's probably a dumb question, but what size/lengths/type of dock lines
>>> do you folks use for the
>>> Rhodes 22?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Joe
>>>
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