Re: [Paddlewise] bow and stern lines

From: Wes Boyd <boydwe_at_dmci.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 08:23:30
At 07:04 PM 12/13/01 EST, AdrianNEFF_at_aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 12/13/01 3:14:43 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
>wjleonhardt_at_bnl.gov writes:
 
>
>Gotcha. Makes sense; I'll replace the s-hooks with 'biners. Thanks for the 
>tip. Here's a web link to the place that makes rope ratchets: 
>http://www.roperatchet.com. The usual disclaimer: I don't work for 'em or 
>sell 'em or nothin'; I just have found them useful! But someone warned me 
>off-list to be careful with them because you can over-tighten them easily
and 
>bend your boat.

You might want to take the low-tech, cheap solution: learn to tie a couple
of basic knots, like the tautline hitch and the bowline -- a couple of
knots that anyone who picks up a piece of rope ought to know, anyway.

-- Wes
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