Bill - I'm no authority in this but 3/16 is really thin. Any force at all and 3/16 line will cut into flesh. I keep a 25 foot piece of 3/16 line in my PFD pocket for quick tows and for dock tie up and emergency use, but for real towing I think I would look for something a size or two bigger. jerry. At 10:04 PM 06/21/2000 -0700, Bill McKenzie wrote: >I am making a sea kayak tow line and have been unable to find a source for >3/16th braided solid core polypropylene line. I may be describing this >wrong but I think this type line is what Kokatat uses in their relatively >small PFD tow setup that uses the "winder" tool. > >Anyone have a source for such line? > >Bill McKenzie >wamckenz_at_gte.net > > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not >to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ >*************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jun 22 2000 - 09:31:14 PDT
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