Re: [Paddlewise] tow rope length

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Sidney Stone
12/11/99 09:36 PM

To:   James Lofton <n5yyx_at_etsc.net>
cc:
Subject:  Re: [Paddlewise] tow rope length  (Document link: Sidney Stone)

If I understand the "tieing off" description below, you need to "untie" the rope
in order to deploy the tow line.  This could present a problem.  You should be
able to deploy the tow line without the need to untie anything.  You need to be
able to grab the carabiner, or hook, with one hand, come up to the person
needing towing and hook up to the yak without the need to fuss with untieing a
line/rope.

The daisy chain technique works very well, but instead of tieing off the line
after the last daisy chain, you simpy stuff the remaining line into its "pouch".
When you need the tow line, you hook up and the line unravels as the line is
brought tight.

As long as we are on this thread, here are some further thoughts on tow lines
and towing.  When selecting the hardware used to attach the line to the boat
being towed, keep in mind that you may need to attach the rope while wearing
some type of glove.  You need a carabiner large enough to manipulate while
wearing gloves.

Hooking the tow line to the towee boat.  If the towee kayak does not have deck
lines, then you need to hook onto the toggle.  If decklines are available, you
want to hook onto to deck line.  This can be done in two ways.  First, you can
simply attach to the deck line using the carabiner. Or, you can run the tow line
under the deck line and then hook it back onto itselt. This permits the towee
some ability to detach themselves from the tow.  You also need to be careful not
to run the tow line under both deck lines - if the toggle holding the deck lines
break, then the tow line will slip off.

Happy towing,
sid


                                                                  
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Subject:  Re: [Paddlewise] tow rope length



Steve Cramer wrote:
>
> > the next loop, and so on.
>
> Excellent instructions. Now, how do you tie off the end so you can pull
> with it?
>
> Steve

You must have cheated and already knew how! :-)

Easy, when ever you want to stop chaining, and want it to "hold"(not
unravel), just pull the the "free" rope end all the way through.

This is the way to lock the end of the rope, after chaining the whole
length. Just put the last piece (the tip) through the last loop and pull
the end. Now it can't unravel, and all you have to do to use it is pull
the end back out of the loop and pull.

To get it to unravel again, pull the free end back out.

James

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