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| - | Long Post Alert: Important Safety Idea\\ | + | ===== Tow Ropes ===== |
| - | Nicholas Cryder\\ | + | |
| + | **Long Post Alert: Important Safety Idea\\ | ||
| + | Nicholas Cryder** \\ | ||
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| Finally, if it's your day to need help, this line offers you a lot more options should you need to work with a small boat or other paddlers to get to shore quickly. | Finally, if it's your day to need help, this line offers you a lot more options should you need to work with a small boat or other paddlers to get to shore quickly. | ||
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| I use a noose knot so the carabiner stays in place and is easy to handle. The noose is also well known for being quite strong under load as it tends to reinforce itself as it tightens. I also choose gate style biners verses locking biners for ease of operation with gloves or cold fingers. Backclipping is unlikely in this use scenario because the rope should never twist back on itself. It it did occurs, the line is still easy to retrieve because the paddler in the water is anchoring their boat. | I use a noose knot so the carabiner stays in place and is easy to handle. The noose is also well known for being quite strong under load as it tends to reinforce itself as it tightens. I also choose gate style biners verses locking biners for ease of operation with gloves or cold fingers. Backclipping is unlikely in this use scenario because the rope should never twist back on itself. It it did occurs, the line is still easy to retrieve because the paddler in the water is anchoring their boat. | ||
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| By using a climbers coil and a simple rubber band, I can use my mouth and one hand to completely open the rope and not have any knots or loops. This takes up very little room in my PFD pocket. | By using a climbers coil and a simple rubber band, I can use my mouth and one hand to completely open the rope and not have any knots or loops. This takes up very little room in my PFD pocket. | ||
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| Attaching directly to the ski makes pulling far more comfortable, stable and easier to rig. Your footboard strap is also a good choice. If you attach here and also fall in, you may need to unclip the pull rope to keep your leash from tangling (just put it in your mouth or clip to your vest and then reclip once under way). | Attaching directly to the ski makes pulling far more comfortable, stable and easier to rig. Your footboard strap is also a good choice. If you attach here and also fall in, you may need to unclip the pull rope to keep your leash from tangling (just put it in your mouth or clip to your vest and then reclip once under way). | ||
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| + | **Re: Long Post Alert: Important Safety Idea\\ | ||
| + | Larry Bussinger** \\ | ||
| + | 03/18/18 #22647 | ||
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| + | It is a good idea except I would use a longer line. With two 20' boats together and tying from lead paddler to foot strap (worst case), you've used up the 20' ft. And it doesn't have room for waves between the boats.\\ | ||
| + | (...)\\ | ||
| + | Larry B | ||
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