Elaine wrote: >Re abrasion of boat by tie-down lines, how about using nylon rope >sheathed by 1 inch tubular nylon webbing over the parts contacting the >boat (e.g., over all but the ends of the rope used to tie the knots). >Seems like then any longitudinal tightening movements or vibrations >would be between the sheath and the rope inside, rather than between >the sheath and the boat(?) e Sort of like wearing socks inside your shoes to prevent blisters, huh? :) We always used a bit of 1" tubing on a climbing rope to pad it where it went over a sharp rock edge. The rope slides inside the tubing and prevents blisters just like socks. er..prevents abrasion... Shawn *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Sep 08 1999 - 14:53:26 PDT
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