Stern Lines 2

[paulw]

Can anyone advise me on the type and diameter of stern line I should use to take a stern line ashore whilst at anchor. Say onto a beach or whatever. I believe that it's a very common practise in the med. By the way the boat is a 47' Beneteau.

Cheers



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[Nick_Pam]

This for a 38ft yacht displacing about 8 tonnes
Long line ashore when at anchor....50m of 16mm Octoplait with a 4m of 10mm chain made into a loop and through a hard eye splice in the Octoplait...stops the rocks/trees etc eating your Octoplait
Stern lines when stern-to on a jetty/pontoon....16mm Octoplait with soft eye through stern cleat and looped over - long enought to be doubled and brought aboard.
Would also sugggest you use 1m of 16mm with a snubber and a chain hook on your bower cable to stop chain noise and load on windlass etc
Hope it helps.
Nick

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