GL: Dock lines

[Tommy Terrific]

Doesn't giving your dock lines to the dock hands scare the bloody sense 
right out of your head?
TT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marty Campanella" <baypelican at earthlink.net>
To: <great-loop at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 6:48 AM
Subject: Re: GL: Dock lines


> Suggestion was made to use three strand nylon and the biggest line your
> cleats can handle.
>
> Another consideration is to determine who will be handling the dock lines.
> If you are a cruising boat and the Admiral will be throwing or handing off
> the docklines when entering each marina you may want to consider what is
> comfortable for her.  Double braid and a lighter line may be better at 
> least
> to get the boat secured. If you then want to beef up the lines, replace 
> the
> lines or better yet just add lines.
>
> On Bay Pelican we switched from 3/4" 3 strand to 5/8" double braid - but 
> the
> first line off is 1/2" double braid because the key is to get that first
> line to the dock hands.
>
> Marty Campanella
> Bay Pelican KK42
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