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How to Secure Bow Line?
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<blockquote data-quote="DaleH" data-source="post: 502157" data-attributes="member: 15636"><p>I tie the bow line to the bow eye with a bowline knot. The length should be that if it fell overboard and went under the hull, it would not catch the prop. This you can adjust with the bowline, cutting off any excess and whip finishing it to trim the end. Seal the last 1/2” or so with liquid electrical tape.</p><p></p><p>I use 3-strand nylon; don’t care for braided lines … yeah they may be stronger, but they are more brittle because they do not have any stretch. Another pet peeve with lines is that most people use a line rated for the next higher class size and weight boat.</p><p></p><p>A guy at my boat dock the other day was having problems getting his lines tied to the cleats, using 1/2” lines on a 14’ tin skiff, give me a break!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaleH, post: 502157, member: 15636"] I tie the bow line to the bow eye with a bowline knot. The length should be that if it fell overboard and went under the hull, it would not catch the prop. This you can adjust with the bowline, cutting off any excess and whip finishing it to trim the end. Seal the last 1/2” or so with liquid electrical tape. I use 3-strand nylon; don’t care for braided lines … yeah they may be stronger, but they are more brittle because they do not have any stretch. Another pet peeve with lines is that most people use a line rated for the next higher class size and weight boat. A guy at my boat dock the other day was having problems getting his lines tied to the cleats, using 1/2” lines on a 14’ tin skiff, give me a break! [/QUOTE]
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