[Rhodes22-list] Docking lines and life jackets

[Rik Sandberg]

Yeah Dan,

And if you do get those long dock liines, you can learn how to daisy chain 
the excess length and lay it out all nice and pretty by the dock cleat. 
Then people will come strolling by and ooooo and aaahhhh and tell you how 
cool it looks. :-) :-)

Rik


At 07:48 AM 11/18/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>Dan, 3/8 is fine.  The mistake most people make is not getting a long 
>enough dock lines.  You may only use a small amount on your everyday use 
>but if you go enough places you will be wishing you had a couple 15+ foot 
>lines.  Plus if you gave a good storm you will find yourself wanting a 
>couple spring lines and 3 or 4 others to take the load.  I consider Good 
>looking dock lines as a gift / compliment to your boat.  You can tell the 
>owners that really care about their boat by the lines that they tie the 
>boat up with.
>As far as PFDs, I used to give it no thought - bought the cheapest orange 
>(mae west) bilge spoonges.  I have since had an attitude change much the 
>same way as I did with seat belts.  The inflatable life jackets are the 
>way to go.  I bought the Stearns manual inflateable belts.  They look like 
>fanny packs.  Your passangers will look at you funny when hand them one 
>and show them how to use it - a couple minutes later they forget they are 
>wearing them.  The best life jacket in the world is no good if you are not 
>wearing it when you go in.  I also broke down and bought a auto inflate 
>vest for the occasional passenger that doesnt swim.  The Stearns belts go 
>on and off sale at sailnet, you can usually find them for about 50 bucks 
>apiece.  It took me a while to afford 6 of them but another benefit is 
>that they take up a lot less room than 6 closed cell pfds.
>
>Bob Weber
>
>
>
>
>>From: GARDENBAY1@aol.com
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>>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Docking lines and life jackets
>>Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 10:30:36 EST
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>>Would the list be so kind as to give your opinions regarding what size line
>>to use for tying the rhodes to a floating dock for a summer season.3/8 or1/2.
>>We will be sailing in rivers and the great bay in NJ and once in a blue moon
>>the ocean along the beach what life jackets or combinations do you recommend.
>>Thanks Dan in Brigantine
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