Fashionable dock lines - aaaagh!

[snowleopard]

You see them everywhere - black or dark blue polyester. I guess they look cool but I had cause to curse them today.

A Norwegian boat found himself without power in Plymouth Sound so I offered him a tow. He tossed me his fashionable line and I secured it, then I had to take the strain. Of course being polyester it had sunk and being black I couldn't see where it was in the water except that it had to be pretty close to my prop.

What's wrong with good old floating Polypropylene?

And that's not the only snag with them. I was walking along a pontoon when I found out the hard way that a mobo moored alongside had tied his line to a cleat on the opposite side of the pontoon. It was dark, the line was black and it was at knee height.

 

[Wansworth]

You see them everywhere - black or dark blue polyester. I guess they look cool but I had cause to curse them today.

A Norwegian boat found himself without power in Plymouth Sound so I offered him a tow. He tossed me his fashionable line and I secured it, then I had to take the strain. Of course being polyester it had sunk and being black I couldn't see where it was in the water except that it had to be pretty close to my prop.

What's wrong with good old floating Polypropylene?

And that's not the only snag with them. I was walking along a pontoon when I found out the hard way that a mobo moored alongside had tied his line to a cleat on the opposite side of the pontoon. It was dark, the line was black and it was at knee height.

Your fault...if you had underwater leds the rope would be visable.

 

[sarabande]

did you convince him of the error of his ways, or merely fasten it round his neck ?

 

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mobo moored alongside had tied his line to a cleat on the opposite side of the pontoon. It was dark, the line was black and it was at knee height.

That's criminal; those that do that should be warned and if they perist should be excluded from the marina. Downright dangerous.

 

[prv]

Polyprop is naaasty, nowt wrong with proper polyester.

Take your point about "fashionable" black lines,

but,

I have a set of them myself
(along with plenty of white ones).




I don't string mooring lines across the pontoon at tripping height though, whatever colour they are.

Pete

 

[little_roundtop]

Your fault...if you had underwater leds the rope would be visable.

Exactly, blue underwater lights are also fashionable, then you'd have matched his fashionable line.

 

[Viking]

Think it through!

You see them everywhere - black or dark blue polyester. I guess they look cool but I had cause to curse them today.

A Norwegian boat found himself without power in Plymouth Sound so I offered him a tow. He tossed me his fashionable line and I secured it, then I had to take the strain. Of course being polyester it had sunk and being black I couldn't see where it was in the water except that it had to be pretty close to my prop.

What's wrong with good old floating Polypropylene?

And that's not the only snag with them. I was walking along a pontoon when I found out the hard way that a mobo moored alongside had tied his line to a cleat on the opposite side of the pontoon. It was dark, the line was black and it was at knee height.

We have LIGHTS on our pontoons here and black or blue can be seen in the SNOW! ;0)

 

[Sailfree]

Just replacing my streched 7yr old main halyard. At 37m long its too convenient to use as a rafting up line to throw away .

But oh dear its not only the wrong colour its the wrong type. Whatever will others think of me!!

 

[Davy_S]

These seem a far more sensible type of rope, especialy if you are into bling.

 

[Boathook]

These seem a far more sensible type of rope, especialy if you are into bling.

I like it !
When asking a novice crew member to untie the rope, not only is it coloured but you can have it flashing as well to aid identification.

 

[snowleopard]

That's criminal; those that do that should be warned and if they perist should be excluded from the marina. Downright dangerous.

Unfortunately, they own the marina. Those living in this area will know who I mean.

 

[snowleopard]

Polyprop is naaasty, nowt wrong with proper polyester.

Polyprop isn't pretty but it resists chafe and best of all it floats so you'll never get it round your prop.

 

[johnalison]

Does this mean I must ditch the nice blue lines I've recently bought and spent a happy while splicing loops onto? I'll be too embarrassed to deploy them now.

 

[sailorman]

Does this mean I must ditch the nice blue lines I've recently bought and spent a happy while splicing loops onto? I'll be too embarrassed to deploy them now.

I dont think so

 

[humbug716]

You see them everywhere - black or dark blue polyester. I guess they look cool but I had cause to curse them today.

A Norwegian boat found himself without power in Plymouth Sound so I offered him a tow. He tossed me his fashionable line and I secured it, then I had to take the strain. Of course being polyester it had sunk and being black I couldn't see where it was in the water except that it had to be pretty close to my prop.

What's wrong with good old floating Polypropylene?

And that's not the only snag with them. I was walking along a pontoon when I found out the hard way that a mobo moored alongside had tied his line to a cleat on the opposite side of the pontoon. It was dark, the line was black and it was at knee height.

I watched you bring the yacht in, nice job.
At least they had a line to throw, my usual customers normally only have a short bit of string and nothing else.

 

[PaulGooch]

Hope these are up to standard, nice and easy to sea (and they float) :

Shouldn't trip over them either (and it's a mobo )

 

[sailorman]

R U a gaylord

 

[PaulGooch]

R U a gaylord

They match the anti foul

 

[Lakesailor]

Stand by for incoming

 

[sarabande]

is that dried blood at 7 o'clock ?