Mooring Ropes

Marine Scene for end of reel or 100m reels. Very competitive prices. Did all my permanent and mobile warps for a 33' boat for less than £100
 
Ropes and Twines http://www.ropesandtwines.com are always worth a price check as well. Between R&T and Boat Ropes I have always found good price. However, it is always worth using Google for price comparisons and checking on eBay. Last year I got a very good deal on a 100m drum of 18mm, 3 strand nylon. It came out of a company from Grimsby who were just clearing out old stock.
 
I know Jimmy Green are local to me, but great service. Ring them up and talk through what you need.

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BlowingOldBoots said:
Ropes and Twines http://www.ropesandtwines.com are always worth a price check as well. Between R&T and Boat Ropes I have always found good price. However, it is always worth using Google for price comparisons and checking on eBay. Last year I got a very good deal on a 100m drum of 18mm, 3 strand nylon. It came out of a company from Grimsby who were just clearing out old stock.
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Forgive my ignorance, but why would anyone want to use 3 strand rope for mooring? To me, the stuff is harder to handle, it jams in fairleads and around cleats, it insists on being coiled one way... I can't abide the stuff. But two people have suggested the stuff in this thread so I must be missing a trick.
 
BelleSerene said:
Forgive my ignorance, but why would anyone want to use 3 strand rope for mooring? To me, the stuff is harder to handle, it jams in fairleads and around cleats, it insists on being coiled one way... I can't abide the stuff. But two people have suggested the stuff in this thread so I must be missing a trick.
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For many years I have used three strand and have not experienced the problems you suggest it is prone to. I coil it neatly and easily, I can cleat it with a turn and two crosses and a final turn on cleats and have never experienced a jam in a fairlead due to 3 strand qualities. Long before I started using nylon I also used three strand, staple spun polypropylene, heavens - a non stretch rope - I never lost a cleat or shock loaded any boat to destruction. But why? Cost really, no doubt that multiplait is a better rope than the other two choices I have mentioned but not worth the cost premium. The reason I was using stapelspun is that for years most my berthing was along side harbours, rarely marinas and the wear and tear simply did not justify more expensive warp in addition to budget control (sail training yacht).

18 mm Polyprop Staple Spun £1.47/m
18 mm Nylon 3 Strand 6700 kg £1.98/m
18 mm Nylon 8 Strand 7400 kg Plait £2.88/m
 
BelleSerene said:
Forgive my ignorance, but why would anyone want to use 3 strand rope for mooring? To me, the stuff is harder to handle, it jams in fairleads and around cleats, it insists on being coiled one way... I can't abide the stuff. But two people have suggested the stuff in this thread so I must be missing a trick.
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Three-strand stretches more than braid, which is desirable for warps (unless you're using nylon anyway, but I tend to think that stretches too much in longer lengths). I don't recognise the handling or jamming problems you describe, and I was taught to "coil it with the sun" many years ago anyway.

On the positive side, it's cheaper than braid, and it's dead easy to splice if you want eyes in one end of your warps as is fairly common. And, a bit superficial I know, but I prefer the look. Thinnish flecked braid (as in old sheets and halyards) says cheapskate and perhaps inexperienced, but at the other end of the scale all-matching luxurious soft navy-blue double-braid feels a bit too posh for me :D

Pete
 
prv said:
Three-strand stretches more than braid, which is desirable for warps (unless you're using nylon anyway, but I tend to think that stretches too much in longer lengths). I don't recognise the handling or jamming problems you describe, and I was taught to "coil it with the sun" many years ago anyway.

On the positive side, it's cheaper than braid, and it's dead easy to splice if you want eyes in one end of your warps as is fairly common. And, a bit superficial I know, but I prefer the look. Thinnish flecked braid (as in old sheets and halyards) says cheapskate and perhaps inexperienced, but at the other end of the scale all-matching luxurious soft navy-blue double-braid feels a bit too posh for me :D

Pete
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I've been using octoplait rope for mooring for the last 7 years. Some spring/give , though plenty strong, pleasant to handle, coils easily. Splicing is perfectly doable.
Depends on whether the end purpose is entirely function or entirely low cost?
What matters more?
 
pagoda said:
I've been using octoplait rope for mooring for the last 7 years. Some spring/give , though plenty strong, pleasant to handle, coils easily. Splicing is perfectly doable.
Depends on whether the end purpose is entirely function or entirely low cost?
What matters more?
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Nowt wrong with octoplait, a couple of my mismatched collection of "occasional" warps are that type.

The braid I was thinking of was stuff like this:

48970-samson-sam-double-braid-dock-line-ppm


Nothing wrong with it exactly, just a bit unnecessarily fancy for me.

Pete
 
pagoda said:
... Depends on whether the end purpose is entirely function or entirely low cost?
What matters more?
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18 mm Polyprop Staple Spun £1.47/m
18 mm Nylon 3 Strand 6700 kg £1.98/m
18 mm Nylon 8 Strand 7400 kg Plait £2.88/m
18mm Nylon Octoplait £3.60/m

It does not have to be one or the other, it can be acceptable function at reasonable cost.
 
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