Jocave Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Looking to purchase new mooring lines but a bit stuck as to what size and type , my boat is a 23ft viking ,the cleats are pretty small and the maximum size rope that will fit is around 12mm, i was hoping to buy a 30m coil so I have plenty spare to rope it how I want, which type is best ,polypropylene, braided, double braid, braid on braid, its a bit of a minefield, looking to order some tonight so I can do it Tuesday or Wednesday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 There some really cheap ropes available right now, some of which I have tried for fend-offs. One rope I bought from Jeckells and it looked as good as the dearer stuff I normally buy, British Ropes. The cheap stuff looked good, why waste money on branded rope? So I bought ten metres, great, until I went to splice it, damned stuff unraveled post haste! I have Terylene ropes that are 20 years old, cost a lot in their day, still going strong. Cheap isn't always economic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 I think I’d go 10mm on your boat. Not sure on type, I like braid on braid but I find it quite difficult to splice. There’s a guy works in Norfolk Marine, I find him really helpful on types and sizes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocave Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 Thanks just ordered 12 mm 30m braid on braid, I won't even attempt to splice it ,lots of knots will do for me..... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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