Re: [Paddlewise] bow and stern lines

>
> 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.
>
        What I've done for some years now is to use something like tent line
tauteners.  The rope loops through a carabiner clipped onto the grabloops,
then back to a 1/2" by 3" hardwood dowel with two holes for the rope.  The
long (standing) part of the rope goes through one hole, and the line back
from the carabiner goes through the other and is knotted to keep it from
coming back out.  Haul down on the dowel and give it an angle to the main
rope when you get the tightness you want.  Takes seconds to apply, seconds
to release, and amazingly never has come loose while driving...  Over the
years I don't see much wear in the rope from this -- I replace it due to sun
damage, usually.

Joe P.


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