Mooring Line Noise

[jcwads]

I've noticed more and more, the creaking and pull on my bow line when I am trying to sleep. Its a standard set up with a standard mooring line. Its the same when on a buoy with the creaking against the hull.

What do you all do to prevent or reduce the rope noise?

Thanks

 

[sarabande]

Organic detergent; just a few drops. A line that creaks is generating heat and that can build up to fusing (and thermal degradation) of the fibres, indicated by a glazed look at near the pressure point.

 

[DavidJ]

I guess it’s creaking around the cleat. Try sliding a length of bicycle inner tube onto the warp and fix that length around the cleat. Also I’ve found just giving the warp around the cleat a soak of water helps in the very short term.

 

[Whitelighter]

Washing up liquid on the line cures this

 

[Leighb]

Earplugs is another solution.��

 

[Restoration man]

Buy a snubber ,in case you don’t know what one is ,it’s a piece of thick rubber you thread rope through 2 close eyes one end wrap rope round it and thread through the 2 eye at the other end , when boat snatches it allows the rope to effectively stretch should stop your creaking and takes the strain of your deck fittings so don’t get spider cracks round them

 

[LittleSister]

You can also silence it by trapping a (piece of) plastic carrier bag between rope and cleat.

 

[rafiki_]

Pop the warps in a bucket of water with lenor or comfort. Aldi or Lidl stuff works too. It lubricates the fibre.

 

[Pinnacle]

A nice red does it for me!

 

[Elessar]

I've noticed more and more, the creaking and pull on my bow line when I am trying to sleep. Its a standard set up with a standard mooring line. Its the same when on a buoy with the creaking against the hull.

What do you all do to prevent or reduce the rope noise?

Thanks

boat noises make me happy and sleep better. Like seagulls. clanking halyards, wave slap under the shine and squeaky fenders.
Learn to appreciate and enjoy

 

[timbad]

X 2 fairy Liquid

 

[Poignard]

boat noises make me happy and sleep better. Like seagulls. clanking halyards, wave slap under the shine and squeaky fenders.
Learn to appreciate and enjoy

Me too. I can sleep through just about anything.

 

[jcwads]

Thanks for the suggestions. I’m a terrible sleeper (hence posting this at 4:30am)... The rope noise when really loud, if swinging etc just keeps me awake!

Will try some of the ideas. Cheers!

 

[A_8]

Or get new ropes, they tend to be more quiet in my experience.

 

[Robert Wilson]

boat noises make me happy and sleep better. Like seagulls. clanking halyards, wave slap under the shine and squeaky fenders.
Learn to appreciate and enjoy

To a point, but it's the metronomic squeak that bugs me when it happens.
And also, my anchor/chain grumbles and I don't think Fairy Liquid would stop that !

 

[LittleSister]

And also, my anchor/chain grumbles and I don't think Fairy Liquid would stop that !

Fit a nylon warp snubber to take the load over the bow roller, so the chain is hanging loose there.

 

[Robert Wilson]

:encouragement:
Sometimes the bleedin' obvious eludes one

Thank you.:redface-new:

 

[Bouba]

Thanks for the suggestions. I’m a terrible sleeper (hence posting this at 4:30am)... The rope noise when really loud, if swinging etc just keeps me awake!

Will try some of the ideas. Cheers!

Being a light sleeper whilst in command of a vessel is a very good trait :encouragement: