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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 15:23:37 GMT
I recently bought some 10mm 4 strand nylon rope. Its incredibly supple and would make excellent bondage rope. While splicing it I was sure it was cotton rope but it melts so its definitely nylon. The suppleness is incredible. Just a quick heads up.
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Post by Gone on Mar 24, 2018 15:24:50 GMT
Wouldn’t silk be better?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 15:34:37 GMT
Sorry for taking the thread... slightly off topic.
I've got a climbing rope (11mm x 50m) in good condition, am I likely to find it of any use once I move onto a narrowboat? PS. Not into bondage.
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Post by thebfg on Mar 24, 2018 15:41:43 GMT
Sorry for taking the thread... slightly off topic. I've got a climbing rope (11mm x 50m) in good condition, am I likely to find it of any use once I move onto a narrowboat? PS. Not into bondage. I was always told not to get me climbing ropes wet.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 15:54:20 GMT
Sorry for taking the thread... slightly off topic. I've got a climbing rope (11mm x 50m) in good condition, am I likely to find it of any use once I move onto a narrowboat? PS. Not into bondage. I was always told not to get me climbing ropes wet. What happened when it rained?
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Post by thebfg on Mar 24, 2018 15:56:36 GMT
I was always told not to get me climbing ropes wet. What happened when it rained? I don't know lol. Perhaps they meant dunking them or something. We climbed plenty of sea cliffs in Wales so they must of got wet
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 16:03:04 GMT
11mm is a bi thin for handling but I've been using 8mm staplespun polyprop for mooring a 16 tonne steel canal boat ( 4 lines ) never had any problems. On the cut that is.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 16:03:10 GMT
My mate bought a load of very cheap climbing ropes from the 'indoor climbing wall' at Sheffield.
He was bragging about what a great bargain they were.
They didn't last very long as boat lines as climbing ropes are very stretchy, and also quite thin comparitively.
He ditched them very quickly and bought ropes intended for the job.
Rog
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Post by Jim on Mar 24, 2018 16:08:22 GMT
My mate bought a load of very cheap climbing ropes from the 'indoor climbing wall' at Sheffield. He was bragging about what a great bargain they were. They didn't last very long as boat lines as climbing ropes are very stretchy, and also quite thin comparitively. He ditched them very quickly and bought ropes intended for the job. Rog wot 'e said! Boat rope is pre stretched, static line. I have some 16mm synthhemp, nice to handle.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 16:11:22 GMT
Think I'll keep it for now. Once I've learnt the ropes I can buy more suitable ones. Because I'll be single handling I might need to experiment a bit with what I'm happy with, would rather cut up a free rope and get the length wrong than pay out money and still get it wrong.
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Post by Telemachus on Mar 24, 2018 17:05:58 GMT
Think I'll keep it for now. Once I've learnt the ropes I can buy more suitable ones. Because I'll be single handling I might need to experiment a bit with what I'm happy with, would rather cut up a free rope and get the length wrong than pay out money and still get it wrong. Ok but as said, climbing rope is far too springy. You’ll find it a pain to try and hold a boat with etc
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 17:10:21 GMT
One thing stretchy rope can be good for is as an emergency centre line for unusual situations. It needs to be able to break before any deck hardware. I use stretchy rope on my barge for emergenct centre lines in case of needing to do something unusual. The best trick I ever performed with it was when I was blown off the lock lay by above Osney lock on the Thames. There was a big salters trip boat coming out of the lock full of summer passengers so a risk of me looking like a real prat. Anyway what I did was maneuver the stern to the side with bow out in the river, a little bit of way on the boat then I stepped off the boat at the stern, with the springy centre rope and wrapped it around a bollard. The result was spectacular. The rope stretched a bit as a shock absorber then the forward momentum of the boat caused sideways movement and the boat came alongside the lock layby nice and smoothly. No banging around. If I had used a non stretching rope it would have snapped or pulled the boat violently against the side. If the bollard has a bitt you can do a turn and let it slip but not many do on the canals and if you wrap round a bollard wrong it can trap the line and haul the boat over too much. I had tiny infants on board at the time so not keen on bashing about. It was lovely I was so pleased specially with all the passengers watching So yes stetchy rope is very handy in unusual situations but it must must must break before anything on the boat does or it becomes a very dangerous catapult which could put you in a&e
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 17:11:58 GMT
The best general use cheap rope is STAPESPUN polypropylene. This is not the cheap blue rope that's split film. Staple is good rope used by Thames Clippers and other metal work boats. Ideal for canal boats but a bit rough if you have delicate hands. I don't.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 17:46:38 GMT
I've got the message about springy ropes. Just thought a bit of experiment about what worked for me might be useful, canals I think I'm ok with, rivers might be a different beast. Being able to experiment with things like having a Bow line available from the steering position might give me a bit of extra confidence (I'd still use static line for mooring).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 18:05:31 GMT
When on rivers in a narrow boat I had two floating ropes (staple poly) about 5ft longer than the boat. One each side run all the way down the roof to steering position. Centre line similar. And one stern line with a bit of bike innertube in the eye splice so it could be dropped over the stern Dolly and grip it tightly. I've done the length of the Thames single handed in 55ft nb about 10 times and twice in my 57x12 barge all without assistanxe and no bow thuster (spitting). Get the ropes set up right and it's a doddle
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