[C38] Dock Lines

[PAUL NOTTE]

Where amidshipis your cleat and how is it fixed to the deck? If I add one more thing this year thats my higest priority. 
Paul 
 Impulse 

----- Original Message -----
From: Glen Robinson <g.a.robinson at sbcglobal.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 3:39 pm
Subject: Re: [C38] Dock Lines
To: Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>

> During a particularly rough Nov-Dec stay in Marina la Paz, in 
> 1996 we broke five 1/2 dock lines in 4 days. Most fellow sailors 
> were having the same sort of experience.
> After talking to more experienced cruisers, I made 2 fixes, 
> using 5/8" 3-strand nylon with plastic water hose chafe 
> protection spliced into the eyes for the boat cleats:
> 1)  For my every-day, general-use lines, I simply cut the 
> spliced lengths slightly longer than the boat length, heat-
> sealed and siezed at the running end.  (These lengths provide 
> for tossing and handling by dock-side crew under almost any 
> docking situation).  These lines are still in use on SnowBird, today.
> 2)  For the fitted lines for our particular slip, (again, 
> with plastic water hose chafe protection spliced into the eyes) 
> I installed rubber snubbers, then--measuring the proper length--
> I spliced aluminum eyes into the dockside ends.  These were 
> secured with short pieces of 1/4" chain, looped around the dock 
> cleat and secured with a clevis through the aluminum 
> eye.   Never have had a dock line failure since.
>  
> As an aside, the new slip lines, bow and stern were run to a 
> dock cleat midships, with 2 midline boat breast lines led to 
> dock cleats forward and aft.  This provided more line stretch & 
> boat movement and eliminated the hard shock of slamming against 
> the end of a short line.
>  
> For those interested, Cupcakes and I also developed a can't-miss 
> docking procedure some may have seen, but of some interest, in 
> any case.
> Advise if you want me to share.
> Glenl
> 
> --- On Tue, 8/18/09, Steve Smolinske 
> <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Steve Smolinske <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com>
> Subject: Re: [C38] Dock Lines
> To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
> Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 2:05 PM
> 
> 
> 
> Larry, 
>  
> I just used 1/2 golden braid and spliced eyes using a splicing 
> tool and sewed leather for chafe protection.   If you do this 
> yourself a tip on the splicing is at the end when you have to 
> pull the jacket down.  I wrapped the eye on a cleat and put the 
> tail on a winch that made the process a heck of alot  easier.  
>  
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org [mailto:listserve-
> bounces at catalina38.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Launie
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:10 PM
> To: larrypi at linkline.com; Catalina 38 Listserve
> Subject: Re: [C38] Dock Lines
> 
> 
> Larry,
>     We prefer 1/2 inch nylon so they will have some stretch and 
> not transmit loads to the boat. Chaffing is easy - just slip 
> clear plastic tubing over the lines. Joe Launie/Macavity
> 
> Larry Malmberg wrote: 
> What is the recommended size for dock lines for our boats?  
> West Marine has
> them on sale and I was thinking about buying some new ones, the 
> ones we have
> now are pretty chaffed, any hints on avoiding chaffing?
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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