tcm
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i needa load of polypropylene rop, about 600metres 20mm diameter. Anyone know a supplier?
rope manufacturer/ wholesaler?
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trouville
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i looked at a Chineise export page last year and found very inexpensive line but you had to buy at least a 500m roll so try the chamber of commerce
What do you want to anchor in that depth in the med?? Are you going to sell duty free??From a platform? If so give the lat and log and ill come and vist!
What do you want to anchor in that depth in the med?? Are you going to sell duty free??From a platform? If so give the lat and log and ill come and vist!
No1_Moose
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I bought some from these people but they only seem to go up to 220m http://www.anchorsupplies.com/polyprop.htm
mikesyam
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Hi
I use these and they are very very good, cracking prices and fast delivery with a huge choice.
http://www.ropesandtwines.com/
I use these and they are very very good, cracking prices and fast delivery with a huge choice.
http://www.ropesandtwines.com/
bigwow
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John Teire Liverpool are the firm you want, helpful and wholesale!
fisherman
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Cotesi, or Gael Force.
poter
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TCM did you get my PM????
poter.
poter.
tcm
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yep, i need the lioghter polypropylene stuff i think
trouville
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When i looked it was the government export service?? i cant remember exactly but they gave the impression that you could do business with who you want, but the companies they listed would deliver! and you would get the product/quality you ordred?? It was 500m of one size and may have been neccasary to buy rather more in total?
In Europe the regulations and taxes to sell anything dont make it worthwhile doing your lucky to live in the UK with almost no taxes and no regulations on shops and enterprise!
When are you going to tell us why you want such a deep mooreing?? Cant be for diveing? Youd have to mark the spot any way and tell a coast guard that it could be noted as a hazard to navigation??
In Europe the regulations and taxes to sell anything dont make it worthwhile doing your lucky to live in the UK with almost no taxes and no regulations on shops and enterprise!
When are you going to tell us why you want such a deep mooreing?? Cant be for diveing? Youd have to mark the spot any way and tell a coast guard that it could be noted as a hazard to navigation??
Blueboatman
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-------------yep, i need the lioghter polypropylene stuff i think---------
Don't those 99p shops sell that sort of thing? 'Course you might have to visit quite a few...
Don't those 99p shops sell that sort of thing? 'Course you might have to visit quite a few...
tcm
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. I visited one of the "Everything's A Pound" shop in York. My smirky southern kids thought it a huge laugh, but we still spent about 12 quid on batteries and stuff.
Despite signs all over the place inside, and name of the shop outside, the lady at the till says she gets asked the price of items about five times a day.
Despite signs all over the place inside, and name of the shop outside, the lady at the till says she gets asked the price of items about five times a day.
Gin
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Yeah, but she forgot to tell you it was the same customer each time, I bet
GMac
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Surely you're not talking ployprop on a anchor rode?
A very brave call.
A very brave call.
tcm
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very brave call?
why so? The stuff is at least as strong as non-proplylene and potentially more resistant to chafe as it seems to produce less friction. Bear in mind that polypropylene has been severely tested by getting wrapped round loads of propellors too!
why so? The stuff is at least as strong as non-proplylene and potentially more resistant to chafe as it seems to produce less friction. Bear in mind that polypropylene has been severely tested by getting wrapped round loads of propellors too!
tcm
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thnaks for this, all as you described.
GMac
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Re: very brave call?
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why so? The stuff is at least as strong as non-proplylene and potentially more resistant to chafe as it seems to produce less friction. Bear in mind that polypropylene has been severely tested by getting wrapped round loads of propellors too!
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Polyprop is well known to melt under load, especially cyclic type loads i.e. anchoring and moorings.
The scary bit is it happens from the inside out due to the internal fibre friction. So it may look perfectly fine on the outside but what is happening inside is the unknown factor.
You can use it for a rode but I would suggest only on very nice days and never put it under any sustained cyclic loads.
We supply s**tloads to the retailers but only upto 12mm i.e. a size that won't have serious boats doing serious thing to it.
We also look after a few moorings (approx. 6500) and any we come across with Polyprop headropes get condemed instantly. Insurance companies won't cover them due to track record. We dragged a boat off the rocks only a month or so back to find a melted PP headrope, right where it goes over the bow roller. The boat was an average 32fter and the rope was 24mm, both bits
Polyprop is fine as long as you are aware of its characteristics, especially the bad ones, just like any other rope, item or wife :-O
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why so? The stuff is at least as strong as non-proplylene and potentially more resistant to chafe as it seems to produce less friction. Bear in mind that polypropylene has been severely tested by getting wrapped round loads of propellors too!
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Polyprop is well known to melt under load, especially cyclic type loads i.e. anchoring and moorings.
The scary bit is it happens from the inside out due to the internal fibre friction. So it may look perfectly fine on the outside but what is happening inside is the unknown factor.
You can use it for a rode but I would suggest only on very nice days and never put it under any sustained cyclic loads.
We supply s**tloads to the retailers but only upto 12mm i.e. a size that won't have serious boats doing serious thing to it.
We also look after a few moorings (approx. 6500) and any we come across with Polyprop headropes get condemed instantly. Insurance companies won't cover them due to track record. We dragged a boat off the rocks only a month or so back to find a melted PP headrope, right where it goes over the bow roller. The boat was an average 32fter and the rope was 24mm, both bits
Polyprop is fine as long as you are aware of its characteristics, especially the bad ones, just like any other rope, item or wife :-O
