Re: New Dock Lines, Undersized Eye Splice
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Originally Posted by
SKYCHENEY
I can never find off the shelf lines with big enough eyes. I custom order them online. That way you can get the length you want and the eye size you need.
I also have the whipping done in different colors so I know the length just by looking at the whipping.
Good idea Sky. Will use my good lines for a gauge.
I used to used colors at the whipping, but they would lost in the deck box. Now I buy red for spring lines and blue for bow/stern. Used to buy black, but a little too severe.
Re: New Dock Lines, Undersized Eye Splice
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Originally Posted by
SKYCHENEY
I can never find off the shelf lines with big enough eyes. I custom order them online. That way you can get the length you want and the eye size you need.
I also have the whipping done in different colors so I know the length just by looking at the whipping.
Love the colored whip idea. I’ll mark the inside storage box with the colors so the admiral gets the right line length every time. Thanks Sky.
Re: New Dock Lines, Undersized Eye Splice
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SEVEN
Love the colored whip idea. I’ll mark the inside storage box with the colors so the admiral gets the right line length every time. Thanks Sky.
True. I get complaints from time to time- "So just what do the colors mean"? A legend in the box would help.
Re: New Dock Lines, Undersized Eye Splice
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Originally Posted by
spartonboat1
True. I get complaints from time to time- "So just what do the colors mean"? A legend in the box would help.
I would use the colors for length. White 15’, blue 25’ etc.
Re: New Dock Lines, Undersized Eye Splice
I am on a floating dock so I whipped each line where it attaches on the cleat in case I take my lines with me. When I return to the slip, I just throw them on at each mark.
This always worked well for my on my halyard lines where each mark was for a different reefing point on the sails.
Jon