Dyneema dinghy painter, is that really necessary?

[Lucky Duck]

As the following article, that said I need a new painter - what does the forum recommend?

http://sailinganarchy.com/2014/05/09/we-get-non-hate-mail/

 

[Lakesailor]

The link doesn't give any clue what on earth you are talking about.

Dinghy painters should be of bailer twine.

 

[Lakesailor]

As I said. Bailer twine was the correct spec.

 

[vyv_cox]

Assuming you are talking about a yacht tender, it makes sense to use polypropylene, which floats. Then if the yacht motors astern there is less chance that the painter will reach the prop. Quite a few liveaboards in the Med have fishing net floats every 30 cm or so on their painters to improve their floating capability.

 

[Lakesailor]

I bought a rescue throw-bag of red floating line at a boat jumble about 10 years ago. I have made many painters from it since and still have about 30 metres left.

Unfortunately it doesn't stop storm damage.

 

[Tranona]

The link doesn't give any clue what on earth you are talking about.

Dinghy painters should be of bailer twine.

Read it. Very clear that loss of a Lagoon catamaran in Thailand was the result (initially) of a dyneema dinghy painter getting round a prop, pulling the engine back, creating a hole in the hull, letting water in etc etc!

 

[Lakesailor]

I did read it, and made the comment in post #3

Very strangely there was a post making your point before my post #3, which has mysteriously disappeared now.

 

[capnsensible]

As I said. Bailer twine was the correct spec.

Should you ever cruise the Caribbean, the best dinghy painter material is stainless steel wire with an eye in each end plus padlocks.

Otherwise you will have no dinghy. :ambivalence:

 

[lustyd]

But dyneema seems to be the only rope that comes in those nice colours everything else is boring plain with a fleck, or yellow for floating.

 

[fishermantwo]

Local marine shop only sells Spectra cordage now. Because its the best apparently!