What to do with old rope?

[lumphammer]

I like to replace my running rigging before it starts to fall apart, so even though it is old it still looks usable for something. Consequently I now have 'hundreds' of yards of old rope cluttering up the place that I do not have the heart to throw away.
Should I just bite the bullet and get rid of it, or is there any potential for recycling?

 

[prv]

I know what you mean, I have three crates of unused rope in my shed. Part of it was an existing old rope collection that came with our first boat (owner giving up sailing) but I've since added quite a bit of my own.

I'm hanging onto mine, but if you want rid then perhaps eBay? I'm not aware of any recycling scheme, but old rope is almost endlessly useful.

Pete

 

[fisherman]

Make rope mats for your friends/carboot. If you do find some use I have four miles of it! (Lots of ot leaded).

 

[A1Sailor]

You could try selling it. If successful, the proceeds would be money for old rope.

 

[prv]

You could try selling it. If successful, the proceeds would be money for old rope.

If you put up the long lengths (old halyards etc) as individual hanks with a measured length, and the shorter ones in lots with a photo of what's in each, with no reserve, I can't imagine it not selling on eBay.

Money for old rope indeed

Pete

 

[rogerthebodger]

You could try selling it. If successful, the proceeds would be money for old rope.

Sky did that some years ago. Picked up so,e old rope off a beach and sold it on E-Bay.

 

[lw395]

Old halyards and such make OK mooring ropes for smaller boats.
I 'lent' some old lengths to a school and never got them back.
I saw a dog being led on a length of well used Marlow Excel Racing Dyneema the other day.

 

[fisherman]

You could try selling it. If successful, the proceeds would be money for old rope.

One would think you would spend it on something better.

 

[colind3782]

I had a clear out of the lazarette the other day and took two full bags of rope and left them by the recycling bins in the marina. They were gone within 20 minutes

 

[duncan99210]

Make rope mats for your friends/carboot. If you do find some use I have four miles of it! (Lots of ot leaded).

That's what I do with retired ropes and when I have 'ends' of new ropes that are just too short to be useful for anything else. They make good presents at Christmas.

 

[Spyro]

Old halyards and such make OK mooring ropes for smaller boats.
I 'lent' some old lengths to a school and never got them back.
I saw a dog being led on a length of well used Marlow Excel Racing Dyneema the other day.

Opposite ends of the scale there. One should stretch the other shouldn't but yes many a good length I've had out of the skip.

 

[Norman_E]

Old halyards and such make OK mooring ropes for smaller boats.
I 'lent' some old lengths to a school and never got them back.
I saw a dog being led on a length of well used Marlow Excel Racing Dyneema the other day.

Did it make the dog go any faster?

 

[Cathy*]

easy peasy

https://www.facebook.com/1680546895526412/videos/1680888648825570/

 

[Toutvabien]

I know what you mean, I have three crates of unused rope in my shed. Part of it was an existing old rope collection that came with our first boat (owner giving up sailing) but I've since added quite a bit of my own.

I'm hanging onto mine, but if you want rid then perhaps eBay? I'm not aware of any recycling scheme, but old rope is almost endlessly useful.

Pete

All old rope has to do a lengthy apprenticeship, to be served either in an inaccessible locker on the boat or in a garden shed, before it can be disposed off. I am told that it is possible to undertake a two stage apprenticeship with the first four years being served aboard ship followed by a further three years ashore in a shed or garage.

 

[prv]

easy peasy

https://www.facebook.com/1680546895526412/videos/1680888648825570/

Probably doesn’t look quite as nice in faded UV-damaged red-and-white-fleck polyester braid

Pete

 

[duncan99210]

Probably doesn’t look quite as nice in faded UV-damaged red-and-white-fleck polyester braid

Pete

Run it through the washing machine and it doesn't look too bad, especially after it's been in use for a few months.

 

[Cathy*]

Probably doesn’t look quite as nice in faded UV-damaged red-and-white-fleck polyester braid

Pete

All of the rope used by Afrayedknot is recycled. Some of it has been on the sea bed for years. These guys from Ghost fishing have been clearing discarded and lost nets and other rubbish from the wrecks in Scapa which is used to make mats in Orkney. The team in this country are also starting to clear nets and creels around the UK. It's a huge task which will never be completed but at least some animals are being rescued. All of the divers are volunteers. They pay for hiring of boats and have to buy a licence to do the work. http://www.ghostfishing.org/uk/

 

[Halo]

Opposite ends of the scale there. One should stretch the other shouldn't but yes many a good length I've had out of the skip.

+1. Don’t use old haliards as mooring lines if you are leaving the boat. My last boat was damaged by the snatch as she pitched and rolled whilst on a pontoon in a storm when I was using ex haliard lines. Use something with a little give !

In response to the OP I would say liberate yourself and chuck it !

 

[Applescruffs]

And don’t even get me started on all of the ‘useful’ bits of timber I’ve got stored in the shed...

Maybe one day.........?..

 

[Ric]

Donate it to a local fisherman so they can use it to attach an old plastic bottle to their lobster pots