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What kind of rope?

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:49 am
by hitime
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

Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 7:09 am
by monksblood
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

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:43 am
by fishmor
if you fish go with twisted rope instead of braided as it is easier to get hooks out of.

Re: What kind of rope?

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:45 pm
by bug73
Twisted Nylon is what I use.

Re: What kind of rope?

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:12 pm
by badmoonrising
Same here.

Re: What kind of rope?

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:46 pm
by neuwirth
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.

Re: What kind of rope?

Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:21 am
by REPETE
??? Nobody uses snap on bumpers? Really? Best thing I ever got for the toon.

Re: What kind of rope?

Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:40 pm
by dockholiday
Think the stiff kind is a type of poly like most of the ski ropes are made of.
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