Re: [Paddlewise] Bow Painters

I  love my painter and use it almost every time I go out. The waters  
around Tybee Island have many shallow areas so walking with your boat  
in trail is common. I use a about a 12 foot piece of 6 or 7 mm  line  
and keep the loose end affixed with a taut line hitch knot. I have  
never had it come loose in surf play or rolling. Hopefully I didnt  
just jinx myself.

http://www.ropeworks.biz/reader/tautline.pdf

Jim et al

On Apr 25, 2008, at 11:55 AM, Craig Jungers wrote:

> I have no bow line on the Coaster but on the Express the bow line  
> leads aft
> and secures to a cleat with a carabiner. It is taut enough so that  
> I find it
> difficult to release the beaner when I want to use the bow line.  
> The two
> cleats on the Mariner Express just forward of the cockpit are  
> pretty handy
> little doodads. Do you have any fitting on the deck of your boat  
> that you
> can use to secure that line so it's taut enough that it doesn't  
> flop around
> when you go inverted?
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