I don't know what Salamander makes their ropes out of, but many floating ropes (e.g., water ski ropes) are made out of polypropylene (sp?), which has very little stretch. Stretch is undesirable in many ropes, but something I would definitely want in a tow rope. It would make the tow experience less jarring, and easier on the attachment points, I think. I believe that polypropylene also has less strength at a given diameter, and relatively poor wear characteristics. But maybe they use another material? Chris On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Julio MacWilliams wrote: > Salamander advertises that their tow ropes float, and are highly > visible. > > In a recent workshop, a student made a presentation on towing with > a tow rope that sinks to the bottom, leaving only the storage bag > floating. > > So, here is the question. Is it really an advantage that the length > of a tow rope floats? > > I can see one disadvantage. If the thing is floating all over the > surface, the chances of getting entangled with it are a lot higher. > > opinions? > > - Julio > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jan 25 1999 - 12:22:14 PST
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