Rope for dinghy

[dylanwinter]

I am about to buy some rope for my Duck Punt

I haves some natural colour three strand stuff about 6mm

it melts really well and can also be spliced to make eyes

it is low stretch

what is it and where is the cheapest place to buy 50m of the stuff

Dylan

canal sailing....

http://youtu.be/Vw3iB1MUExE

 

[VicS]

If it melts easily then it is probably polypropylene. Easy to check because that also floats.
Nylon and Terylene melt at higher temps. Neither float.

The blue stuff you see in DIY stores is polyprop but I guess you dont want blue.

Why not check Boatropes.co.uk For Marlow "Hardy Hemp" Thats polyprop

 

[longjohnsilver]

I am about to buy some rope for my Duck Punt

I haves some natural colour three strand stuff about 6mm

it melts really well and can also be spliced to make eyes

it is low stretch

what is it and where is the cheapest place to buy 50m of the stuff

Dylan

anal sailing....

http://youtu.be/Vw3iB1MUExE

Don't know about the rope, but what's the last bit about?

 

[dylanwinter]

not polyprop

If it melts easily then it is probably polypropylene. Easy to check because that also floats.
Nylon and Terylene melt at higher temps. Neither float.

The blue stuff you see in DIY stores is polyprop but I guess you dont want blue.

Why not check Boatropes.com

this stuff sinks - it ages really well

so its either nylon or terylene

Dylan

 

[VicS]

this stuff sinks - it ages really well

so its either nylon or terylene

Dylan

If it sinks its not polyprop.

I dont know the mpts off hand but polyprop I can heat seal with my hot air gun on low power. Nylon and terylene need it at full power.

 

[dylanwinter]

heat sealing

when I say heat sealing it requires temperature

a candle - but it really sticks together well - makes a good end

D

 

[VicS]

when I say heat sealing it requires temperature

a candle - but it really sticks together well - makes a good end

D

Thats one thing that synthetic ropes do. Natural fibre ropes don't melt .. just burn.

I recommend a hot air gun. It does not tend to set fire to the rope and it does not deposit carbon like a candle or a fag lighter.

 

[Swg]

Natural looking but practical rope

Dylan, just bought some. Hempline is one brand. Jimmy Green is where I got mine. Looks like hemp, but is nylon. All the best
A KTL fan

 

[dylanwinter]

just bought 50m

Dylan, just bought some. Hempline is one brand. Jimmy Green is where I got mine. Looks like hemp, but is nylon. All the best
A KTL fan

just bought 50m at Timko

polyester

35pence a meter

we shall see how it is

D here is

PS thanks for liking the films

here is a bit of canal sailing

http://youtu.be/EgHoxtC46zg

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

How do you need 50m of rope for a duck punt? Do you have an 8:1 mainsheet or something?

You were robbed. Rope is almost free on eBay.

 

[onesea]

this stuff sinks - it ages really well

so its either nylon or terylene

Dylan

If you burn a rope that sinks and it smells of celery it is probably Nylon.

 

[Greenheart]

Has anyone tried that stuff called Dip it, Whip it? Looks like a clean, neat, flame-free solution, if it works.

Why is it that while ropemakers like Marlow manufacture lovely braided line up to 20mm and greater, even the biggest chandleries only advertise diameters up to about 14mm? Is it presumed that if one needs a thicker line than that, one's butler will visit the factory in person?