lenght of mooring lines etc

[phanakapan]

my brother's given me a 100 metre length of decent rope suitable for mooring lines etc- says to take what I need and he'll have the rest back. Now I don't want to be too greedy- so what would be reasonable to take? Length of boat=8metres.

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[VicS]

By the time youve had bow & stern lines, breast ropes, springs and a pair of long shore lines I reckon youll need more than 100m.

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[LadyInBed]

Fore x 2 @ 10m = 20
Aft x 2 @ 10m = 20
Springs x 2 @ 12m = 24
Shore x 2 @ 20m = 40

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[vyv_cox]

I have used the following for many years and have never felt the need for more:

2 x boat length (10 metres in my case)
2 x 1.5 times boat length
1 x 2 times boat length
1 x 0.5 times boat length for initial moor from midships cleat alongside

That's 75 metres and is perfectly adequate for most pontoon and alongside mooring, locks, etc.

In addition I carry a 30 metre and a 40 metre length of moderately heavy warp for springs in big tidal ranges, plus a 50 metre kedge warp that can be used for other purposes.

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[claymore]

So - the root of the problem here is the nature of the relationship with the erstwhile brother.
Certainly you'll need all the rope - but will that have a terminal effect on sibling friendship. Then again...if you get to somewhere with a high harbour wall, go for a pint and a fish supper and come back to find the boat hanging in its (short) mooring lines... aw - what the heck, take it all.

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[Guest]

I have based on 10 - 12 mm and boat length 8m:

3 ropes of 1.5x boat length - these are my standard use jobs

2 ropes of 2x boat length - these are used on those longer jobs.

2 ropes of just under boat length - about 75% for springs etc.

Finally one really long job for throwing, which is smaller gauge at about 8mm

I double ropes back to boat to allow any rope to slip from the deck, except for springs which I usually make fast on dock, letting go respective ones just before departure / doubling back whichever necessary ......



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[Dominic]

Don´t Cut It

There´s your storm anchor warp for the kedge.

Cut it in half. For when you are rafted up 5th boat out.

Buy him a case of beer and keep the rope.

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[charles_reed]

Re: length of mooring lines etc

For alongside pontoon mooring the generally accepted standards are:-

Breasts x1 boat length
Springs x1.5 boat length 2off of each.

I find that in most UK marinas I can use the 1.5 x boat length to double up as breast and spring. ie forward breast/ aft spring for 1 and aft breast and forward spring for the other.
In your case I'd go for x2 boat length.

When mooring bows or stern to, you only need to use the breasts.

Additionally I've a 100m x10mm polyester shore line and a 50m x 25mm hairy polyprop for tieing to quays in tidal areas.

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