What kind of rope?

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What kind of rope?

#1 Post by hitime » Mon May 12, 2008 7:49 am

What kind do I need to tie my bumpers on? I have plenty of rope for the anchors (yes I have two - different kinds), but I don't have my bumpers tied on to the boat yet. Looking for some suggestions. Thanks
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#2 Post by monksblood » Fri May 16, 2008 7:09 am

use anything that won't rot from the sun and water or scratch your paint. I use some 1/4" floating nylon rope that I had laying around
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#3 Post by fishmor » Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:43 am

if you fish go with twisted rope instead of braided as it is easier to get hooks out of.
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Re: What kind of rope?

#4 Post by bug73 » Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:45 pm

Twisted Nylon is what I use.
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Re: What kind of rope?

#5 Post by badmoonrising » Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:12 pm

Same here.
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Re: What kind of rope?

#6 Post by neuwirth » Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:46 pm

hitime, I've seen a couple of different types of nylon rope, and the only way I can think of to refer to them is that one is pretty soft, and one is stiffer and scratchy. I would use the soft type, since it won't scratch paint or polished surfaces.
The kind I'm talking about seems to have very fine strands. If you rub your skin with a cut end of the rope, one kind will scratch and one won't. I wish I knew what the two kinds were called, but once you see both types, you'll know what I mean, I think.
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Re: What kind of rope?

#7 Post by REPETE » Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:21 am

??? Nobody uses snap on bumpers? Really? Best thing I ever got for the toon.
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Re: What kind of rope?

#8 Post by dockholiday » Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:40 pm

Think the stiff kind is a type of poly like most of the ski ropes are made of.
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