Re: [Paddlewise] Bow Painters

I don't have much experience to have an opinion that is worth the electrons... However, I do have a painter that is tucked under the front deck bungies. I have it so when I stop I can tie the boat rather that hoist it out onto the dock, and I use it regularly. But the discussion has opened my eyes to possibilities I'd not thought of yet, so I will consider how to make it less likely to come undone unexpectedly and cause me problems.
 
Again, I thank the group and it's wisdom for the enlightenment.
 
Mike
San Rafael, CA
 

For surf work, I use a bow painter of floating line long enough to 
double under the deck bungies, so i can hold onto it if I have to swim 
in. Doesn't get a lot of use for that, but as someone says, sometimes 
you want to be able to tie up to something and leave the boat in the 
water during a stop.
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