Mooring Ropes.....

[seaboater]

Hi All,

 

I've been looking at mooring ropes, perhaps more correctly for the sticklers, warps! Anyway, having thought I'd get a nice new set for bow, stern and fore and aft springs to get a neat look on a new mooring, I've been somewhat appalled by the cost from the likes of Jimmy Green. It seems to be normal for a soft loop at one end to be charged at £8.50 and the rope itself to be anything from £1.20 per metre to £3.50 per metre plus carriage. It's 3 strand polyester.

 

Anyone know a good value local supplier who can also put loops in at a reasonable price? If not I'll have to just do it with my messy looking bowlines!

 

Thanks, Pat

 

PS. I know in theory I could splice myself, but my efforts in the past have been dubious to say the least! 

[Boaters]

Hi,I have tried splicing myself and am not very good so had some done at Norfolk Marine where they put the eyes in the end of my ropes,as I had bought them with the intention to do them myself.cant remember how much,but worth it for me.

[Matt]

I have bought some from Boulters and found them reasonable and last time I was in Jeckalls in Wroxham they had some 10m pre made ones for £10 I think.

[Hylander]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280688352607?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

 

 

We got ours from here and are extremely pleased with them.   Didnt cost an arm and a leg either.

[Hockham Admiral]

Ours were from (DON'T START!) Aldis. brill value at £15 for 15m........ had them for 3 years now and still in good nick.

Why have an eye splice??? I just use a bowline to fasten them to the cleat and then take them off every winter for a wash in the machine.  

[ExUserGone]

Give Barry a shout at boatropes.co.uk, I've had some good deals from him before, polyester braid on braid is nice to handle and can be nicely spliced with a hollow needle fid, nylon is good for a bit of stretch on tidal moorings but doesn't wear as well.

You can tease an eye splice out a bit and re tighten it with braid on braid to get it on to a cleat.

[brandenjg]

If you're near stalham theres a boat/fishing jumble this sunday. Went to one a few weeks ago and probably 60% of vendors were selling new ropes at discount prices. Might be worth a look.

[Gordon]

Just a thought on the cheaper ropes at jumbles. I few years ago I bought a couple of mooring ropes , I can never remember which plastic is which. Anyway I paid about £50 for two ropes about 7 metres each with a loop spliced each end I must admit the price made me smart a bit. The following year I bought two seemingly identical ropes at Newark Jumble. Nothing wrong with them as such but they have gone a bit fluffy with a few bobbles whilst the expensive ones are still mint

[ranworthbreeze]

Brian Ward's at Brundall, have a chap that will do any splicing at about £4 per end, they supply a range of all the rope sizes.

 

If you buy a fid you can try doing your own spliciing, after doing a few you can get a reasonable result.

 

Regards

Alan

[seaboater]

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions. Much appreciated,

 

Pat

[mbird]

Hi Pat

 

Another vote for a boat jumble. We went to the one in Newark last year and got 60m of brand new 3 strand for £50. I do the splices myself and am happy to do them for you if you are ever in the Reedham area.

[Matt]

So much for local suppliers!

[gancanny]

   maybe try these   www.ropeservicesuk.com 

[gancanny]

 oops,  just seen hylanders link to ebay shop  ,  sorry

[seaboater]

In reply to Mbird : that's a very generous offer Mark, thank you. As it happens, I got a good deal at the Horning Boat Show yesterday so all sorted.

 

Thanks again to all for your suggestions.

[Guest]

Just got back from the Stalham Boat Jumble, and as Branden said, plenty of cheap rope there again.

 

Good turnout as well, the weather really brings people out...