Still one of my favorite channels. Y'all actually do work to your boats and show it and actually sail. For some reason everyone separates the two like, I actually just sail 7 days a week, or more frequently I am fixing this boat because at some point in the next 38 years I'm going to go sailing.
Thats a great and thorough explanation of how a dinghy bridle should be made. Too often you see people just using old dock lines or old halyards for a dinghy bridle/tow line. It works for a long time but your dinghy will track much straighter, ergo slow the boat less, float, and offer redundancy. Also good splicing!
ptofte, Yup, they banned plain carbines hooks on harnesses too. That's how a couple of guys lost their lived in the '79 Fastnet race disaster Cheers Warren
Ditto what others said. I think you've chosen the worst fastener and worst rope possible. I never use that type of carabiners on anything I care about. They open up. The poly rope has two issues 1) it is sensitive to UV degradation and will become brittle and weak from the sun and you can't tell. 2) It is slippery and notorious for coming undone because it slips out of knots and cleats.
I would buy one if it came in black. You are the man dan. Awesome work . I did manage to wrap the non floating dingy painter into the prop once.. 2 am draging anchore that was fouled on a satelite tv dish. The damage to the engine was incredible. 2 broken engine mounts a bent mount arm and it ripped out 2 of the engine bracketts. Required a complete engine room rebuild. I have since found the floating rope.
Hey Dan, Curious why you didn't take two extra steps and do lock splices on the dyneema control lines? Also, watch out for wear on the towing eye. Steel very quickly eats through aluminum. I switched to a little dyneema strop on my dinghy towing eye.
Don't get too reassured by floating rope. We have had floating rope get sucked under the boat and wrapped around the prop. We always pull the dinghy in very close if doing any type of tight maneuvering. Oh and beautiful splice, I've never been able to manage it and certainly have never been able to make them look that good.
As a lifelong rock climber and sailor your rope to rope connection and non-locking carabiner concerns me. I DO applaud ur, smarts, hard work ethic, & solve anything attitude 👍
hey guys those carribeaners can come unclipped if they are pulled the wrong way I've had a dinghy and a kayak get away from me just a little warning. also I am a tree climber and we have carribeaners with a locking screw that makes it not open they hold like 1500 pounds and are stainless there like 15 bucks online for 3 love your channel btw
I learned the hard way to have 2 painters on my dink, haul it out of the water and lock it with a huge cable lock or solid bike lock as there are to many ways to lose it, most by theft....
Hey guys! I just read some of the Comments and i think the concern about the carbine hooks is clear. I have done quiet a bit of splicing myself (also professionally), your double braided splice looks very good. I do have a tip for your dyneema splice. The way you used, especially for the towing splices where line tension is induced in pulses this splice can work itself loose, even if you use the whipping around the neck of the splice (because the whipping is a weaker material and it gets a pull every time the line tensions) so use a "Lock-splice" that can never ever come loose by it self. It also looks cool when you look at the splice and it is barely any harder to make. Enjoy the Splicing! I love your vids!
Great video. I think a more detailed splicing video where tools and ratios are explained would be more than welcome. Some 3 strand splicing would be welcome too. Splicing to chain etc. I'm getting carried away here but it is what it is. Lifting that 15hp motor on and off has got to be a challange at anchor. Is there a way you could employ a jib halliard to lift the dinghy with motor onto the foredeck? That dinghy is a great choice. It has all the right material for durability. I suggest a short chain or cable attached to the hull to secure the motor from loss in rough water and theft. I think I saw a Suzuki label on the cowl. If so that should be fuel injected and the best thing to happen to 4stroke outboards yet. See you in the next one.
That's a wicked towline! Nice job Dan. We have a Highfield tender with exactly the same tow points and I've been contemplating the same thing (for far too long). Now I have no excuse. Thanks for sharing!
The Dynema line will likely pull off the rings on the glued on patches. Get another caribiner for hooking to the boat. This is where a bridle is best. Making fast to your boat's cleat will come loose with the back and forth wave action. I learned the hard way.
Yes I’ve had reinforced patches rip off I put a needle with twine through the end of mine, that strong point is great but you have to keep an eye on it if weather worsens does she self drain. You can get large waves come into the Bahamas from mid Atlantic hurricane activity
Glad to see the tow line is Nylon for shock load with poly propylene for flotation. I see a lot of boats with non stretch polyester line , old halyards and the like for mooring lines and towing lines. Your splicing demo skills are great please do a proper video. Maybe even a comparison of Nylon vs polyester...? Cheers warren
Cool stuff.. I would still suggest to pull the main tow line thru the eyes of a fender, about the length away of the mounting point to the prop. (wind the line around the fender 3 times this give extra elasticity in the tow line) This way the line will not get sucked in by your prop wash while reversing during a sudden "brake" action..
splicing is cool, so enjoying that! bit worried about the chafing in the setup. I like the idea of the redundancy dyneemas, but you do have a single point of failure in the splice on the rope coming from the boat. Non-friction ring or something similar on it instead?
Hey Dan, do you have a go-to resource for splicing how-tos? I'm just starting to learn and it would be helpful if you could point me in the right direction. Also, any recommendations on fid sets?
Dan, You do awesome work. It would be great if you could show a detailed video on splicing the double braid rope. I look forward to seeing it. My girlfriend and I are in the beginning stages of looking for a boat and planning the sale of “everything” essentially. We went and looked at our first few boats in Kemah, Tx this last weekend. I feel we really want to stay in the 40’-44’ range. The first boat we saw was a 34’ and it seemed way too small. We’re downsizing from a 2216 sq ft house, 2 car garage, all on almost half an acre. Our biggest concern so far is how to make income. I’m a nursing supervisor and she is a bank loan officer. I love the videos you and Kika make, but I’m not quite at you level yet. So, I need to research other avenues until then. Sorry for the long note. I would actually love to talk to you and Kika one day to try and answer some of our questions. I’m hoping to start sailing within a year. We’re a little older than you two. I’m 48 and Ana is 44, but our kids are all out of the house and feel ready to start something new. Cheers, Shane
hey Dan, two suggestions both having to do with the biner. Either a locking biner like ptofte suggested or use a second biner with the gate facing the opposite direction would be safer
Good idea with a floating line. I have suffered the problems of a sinking line. As regards dyneema splicing, I would invite you to check how to make a locked brummel splice.
Sounds great - I look forward to seeing it in action. The only change I'd consider is adding a low friction ring to the primary line where the three dinghy lines splice on. It probably would improve performance or longevity, but it'd look cool ;)
It might be worth it to research an alarm system you can run from Coco to Uma so if Coco decides to take a side trip unannounced, you can be alerted. It could be a simple alarm system rig with a cord attached to an alarm and once the circuit is broken the alarm comes on. Might be worth looking into.
My thoughts 💭 and I know everyone’s an expert! I, like others, wouldn’t use those clips! Dyneema wouldn’t be used at all, strong until there’s the slightest bit of chafe. Towing from the stern, under the hull and running forward to a swivel. I’d have the long towline seperate and have a threaded rubber shock absorber as well! Thanks for sharing and safe passage.
I wonder if a Twist lock clip-on hook as your main hook would be a little bit more secure if you end up in and this thing is just over slightly reference he's than you planned so that the break or stretch so you're not relying on your two guidelines as a backup as much
Think I would try a double alpine butterfly knot for the central rope tied off with a backhand hitch to the dinghy. Side ropes and alpine loops attached with more backhand hitches then a cool drink and binoculars out to perv at the beauties on the beach
Hi Dan, Just wondering why you decided the splice everything? Wouldn't it be more flexible to mix in a few bowlines (e.g., to allow for adjusting the length of your bridles)?
I was wondering the same. Bowline knots are the way to go. Dan- did you review the difference? We splice our lines for halyards, so I know it’s super strong, with whipping. Great set-up and review.
I have had that those spring locking shackles fail, I would recommend something with a higher rating and securer locking device, my two cents. You have also potentially created a friction point where line loops thru line, check for chafe periodically.
do you have a more detailed video on how you make a slice on your tow line for your new dingy in dynema. I think you do a very profesional job in esnuring a safe and comfortable sail ship.
Double vote for splicing, plus would love recommendations of other sheet lines too, i.e. halyard, sheets, tie-down, etc. best sun resistance, is floatations best option for all?
Mine's all dyneema (which floats also actually) and uses soft shackles so you avoid the risk of opening up stainless clips. The shock loads can be quite high. I have a similar dinghy (aluminum AB) and it tows fine off the single welded bow eye. If you are going to put clips on, brummel splices with hardware luggage tagged on is stronger and less risk of shaking splices out. Also allows you to switch out the clips since the dyneema will likely outlast the clips functional life in the salt.
Wonderful video! What determines how far away you tow your dinghy from your boat? 20 feet away? 60? Does the stern wave have anything to do with it? Thank you!!
It depends on the waves, You generally want the tender to be at the same period as the boat, but maybe 1 - 2 wave crests behind. That way the line is always taught.
You sure make splicing look easy, but some thing tells me it isn't!The interior of Uma looks like a new boat and your efforts to make it look so have really worked out!
Why Dynema ? 3-strand would give more flex and there shouldn't be huge loads on those two lines. I was also surprised that you didn't splice in thimbles to avoid chafe, especially on the single point failure eyelet. Great video as usual. Can't believe I missed this one somehow util I googled dinghy bridles :-)
Ser two issues with your setup. If the whipping on the dynema fails it will open it self, the 70 times the diameter only works on static loads. Your choise of carbiner could be better. Cheers!
just a thought, each line to coco should have its own loop in the main line for redundancy in case the end loop happens to break each of the side lines have their own loop and you don't loose all three lines and the dinghy. Thoughts?
You guys need a bigger boat and please check out palm beach FL I am anchored right there will be more crowded soon, clematis St and Flagler great place to shoot a video
For all the people requesting a splicing tutorial, consider that you're requesting this from a content creator that failed to use a very easy to execute brummel splice in notoriously slippery dyneema.
I was thinking the same thing. Why not use a welded stainless ring instead of rope on rope, especially after using the aluminum rings in the lazy jacks.
I wondered the same thing, then just guessed that he was worried about a 1" ring sinking the line. Personally speaking, if you're going to tow a dinghy, you should pull it right off of the stern, not at the end of a 100' tether. A decent breeze and seaway will flip that sucker and screw you in about 50 ways. Don't ask me how I found out.
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Hi Guys, Nice Painter, but I wouldn't use those single action carabiners. They have a habit of opening if the rope is doubled back and also stretching open under heavy shock loads. Your dingy has a large surface area and water is much denser than air (I think you know that one). Cheers, take care.
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I vote for seeing the splicing videos please… And thank you
Me too cousin Gil.
Mee 2! Cheers everyone.
Me three!
Me 4 splicing
Me 6! specifically the double braid splice, and ideally, a proper twin core outer braid splice :)
Still one of my favorite channels. Y'all actually do work to your boats and show it and actually sail. For some reason everyone separates the two like, I actually just sail 7 days a week, or more frequently I am fixing this boat because at some point in the next 38 years I'm going to go sailing.
a splicing video would be great. thanks.
all the splicing please. ...a very useful skill that I want to know more abourt
I too vote for the splicing videos, you guys are inspiring! Thank you!
Thats a great and thorough explanation of how a dinghy bridle should be made. Too often you see people just using old dock lines or old halyards for a dinghy bridle/tow line. It works for a long time but your dinghy will track much straighter, ergo slow the boat less, float, and offer redundancy. Also good splicing!
Great demo and explanation. Your splices are setting a standard ! Please keep posting the technical videos.
I experienced a dinghy come loose with a normal carabin clip like that. Have now switched to a clip with a locking mechanism.
ptofte, Yup, they banned plain carbines hooks on harnesses too. That's how a couple of guys lost their lived in the '79 Fastnet race disaster
Cheers Warren
I was going to say exactly the same thing
ptofte Your right on that.
I concur, there’s better clips!
Ditto what others said. I think you've chosen the worst fastener and worst rope possible. I never use that type of carabiners on anything I care about. They open up. The poly rope has two issues 1) it is sensitive to UV degradation and will become brittle and weak from the sun and you can't tell. 2) It is slippery and notorious for coming undone because it slips out of knots and cleats.
I would buy one if it came in black. You are the man dan. Awesome work . I did manage to wrap the non floating dingy painter into the prop once.. 2 am draging anchore that was fouled on a satelite tv dish. The damage to the engine was incredible. 2 broken engine mounts a bent mount arm and it ripped out 2 of the engine bracketts. Required a complete engine room rebuild. I have since found the floating rope.
Hey Dan,
Curious why you didn't take two extra steps and do lock splices on the dyneema control lines?
Also, watch out for wear on the towing eye. Steel very quickly eats through aluminum. I switched to a little dyneema strop on my dinghy towing eye.
Don't get too reassured by floating rope. We have had floating rope get sucked under the boat and wrapped around the prop. We always pull the dinghy in very close if doing any type of tight maneuvering. Oh and beautiful splice, I've never been able to manage it and certainly have never been able to make them look that good.
As a lifelong rock climber and sailor your rope to rope connection and non-locking carabiner concerns me. I DO applaud ur, smarts, hard work ethic, & solve anything attitude 👍
Superduper ropework dude! Thanks for sharing! Awsome!
hey guys those carribeaners can come unclipped if they are pulled the wrong way I've had a dinghy and a kayak get away from me just a little warning. also I am a tree climber and we have carribeaners with a locking screw that makes it not open they hold like 1500 pounds and are stainless there like 15 bucks online for 3 love your channel btw
and defiantly need to do more splicing videos love it
there's a video on my channel
I use that style carribeaner at the end of a leash. My dog has come unclipped while rolling on the ground at least twice a year. Just saying...
I learned the hard way to have 2 painters on my dink, haul it out of the water and lock it with a huge cable lock or solid bike lock as there are to many ways to lose it, most by theft....
Love the way you are pushing out more content and segments without compromising quality. Keep it up.
Thanks! Glad you like it!
Cool video. Flexible anti-sway bars for a RIB dingy! Thanks Kika and Dan. Yes to a splicing video. Have a good week.
Hey guys! I just read some of the Comments and i think the concern about the carbine hooks is clear. I have done quiet a bit of splicing myself (also professionally), your double braided splice looks very good. I do have a tip for your dyneema splice. The way you used, especially for the towing splices where line tension is induced in pulses this splice can work itself loose, even if you use the whipping around the neck of the splice (because the whipping is a weaker material and it gets a pull every time the line tensions) so use a "Lock-splice" that can never ever come loose by it self. It also looks cool when you look at the splice and it is barely any harder to make. Enjoy the Splicing!
I love your vids!
Nicely done, but maybe a carabiniere that's rated for rock climbing, one that threads closed.
You guys are great. Hope you get back out sailing soon.
You can never be to safe, we like the threaded rock climber carabineers. Nice splicing, we loved the video! Safe travels.
This is awesome. We have to make a new dinghy tow line soon and we'll definitely be using this for reference!
Great video. I think a more detailed splicing video where tools and ratios are explained would be more than welcome. Some 3 strand splicing would be welcome too. Splicing to chain etc. I'm getting carried away here but it is what it is. Lifting that 15hp motor on and off has got to be a challange at anchor. Is there a way you could employ a jib halliard to lift the dinghy with motor onto the foredeck? That dinghy is a great choice. It has all the right material for durability. I suggest a short chain or cable attached to the hull to secure the motor from loss in rough water and theft. I think I saw a Suzuki label on the cowl. If so that should be fuel injected and the best thing to happen to 4stroke outboards yet. See you in the next one.
That's a wicked towline! Nice job Dan. We have a Highfield tender with exactly the same tow points and I've been contemplating the same thing (for far too long). Now I have no excuse. Thanks for sharing!
I do not comment very often dude but you made my day with this Idea thanks
Dan, you're the MacGyver of the seas - love to see your splicing instructions! Cheers
Very nicely done. It's refreshing to see things done "right" now and then. Nice splice and correct materials. BZ
Your splicing skills are on point! Cool video.
The Dynema line will likely pull off the rings on the glued on patches. Get another caribiner for hooking to the boat. This is where a bridle is best. Making fast to your boat's cleat will come
loose with the back and forth wave action. I learned the hard way.
I got a fid kit a while ago and never got around trying them, this would be a great excuse to pull them out!!!!
Looking Great. Can't wait to see video on towing it. Keep up the great work.
Yes I’ve had reinforced patches rip off I put a needle with twine through the end of mine, that strong point is great but you have to keep an eye on it if weather worsens does she self drain. You can get large waves come into the Bahamas from mid Atlantic hurricane activity
Glad to see the tow line is Nylon for shock load with poly propylene for flotation. I see a lot of boats with non stretch polyester line , old halyards and the like for mooring lines and towing lines. Your splicing demo skills are great please do a proper video. Maybe even a comparison of Nylon vs polyester...?
Cheers warren
Yes please. That would be amazing.
Cool stuff.. I would still suggest to pull the main tow line thru the eyes of a fender, about the length away of the mounting point to the prop. (wind the line around the fender 3 times this give extra elasticity in the tow line) This way the line will not get sucked in by your prop wash while reversing during a sudden "brake" action..
splicing is cool, so enjoying that! bit worried about the chafing in the setup. I like the idea of the redundancy dyneemas, but you do have a single point of failure in the splice on the rope coming from the boat. Non-friction ring or something similar on it instead?
Hey Dan, do you have a go-to resource for splicing how-tos? I'm just starting to learn and it would be helpful if you could point me in the right direction. Also, any recommendations on fid sets?
Dan,
You do awesome work. It would be great if you could show a detailed video on splicing the double braid rope. I look forward to seeing it. My girlfriend and I are in the beginning stages of looking for a boat and planning the sale of “everything” essentially. We went and looked at our first few boats in Kemah, Tx this last weekend. I feel we really want to stay in the 40’-44’ range. The first boat we saw was a 34’ and it seemed way too small. We’re downsizing from a 2216 sq ft house, 2 car garage, all on almost half an acre. Our biggest concern so far is how to make income. I’m a nursing supervisor and she is a bank loan officer. I love the videos you and Kika make, but I’m not quite at you level yet. So, I need to research other avenues until then. Sorry for the long note. I would actually love to talk to you and Kika one day to try and answer some of our questions. I’m hoping to start sailing within a year. We’re a little older than you two. I’m 48 and Ana is 44, but our kids are all out of the house and feel ready to start something new. Cheers, Shane
Spicing like a boss Dan! Great job! Cheers!
Hi Dan great video quick question if you knew what you knew now would you have use dyneema for your standing rigging ???
Nice job on the splicing and the whole bridal in general 👍
Excellent Dan.
I love the rope work videos.
hey Dan, two suggestions both having to do with the biner. Either a locking biner like ptofte suggested or use a second biner with the gate facing the opposite direction would be safer
Good idea with a floating line. I have suffered the problems of a sinking line. As regards dyneema splicing, I would invite you to check how to make a locked brummel splice.
That’s how we did our lazy jacks in last weeks video. Just showing the other ways to splice too.
your content is off the chains great!!!!!!!!!!!!! love it
Sounds great - I look forward to seeing it in action.
The only change I'd consider is adding a low friction ring to the primary line where the three dinghy lines splice on. It probably would improve performance or longevity, but it'd look cool ;)
yes I would really like to see a video on splicing those! Great video by the way.
Impressive splicing! More please...
Nice work! That's a yes please on the double braid splicing vid.
It might be worth it to research an alarm system you can run from Coco to Uma so if Coco decides to take a side trip unannounced, you can be alerted. It could be a simple alarm system rig with a cord attached to an alarm and once the circuit is broken the alarm comes on. Might be worth looking into.
My thoughts 💭 and I know everyone’s an expert! I, like others, wouldn’t use those clips! Dyneema wouldn’t be used at all, strong until there’s the slightest bit of chafe. Towing from the stern, under the hull and running forward to a swivel. I’d have the long towline seperate and have a threaded rubber shock absorber as well! Thanks for sharing and safe passage.
I wonder if a Twist lock clip-on hook as your main hook would be a little bit more secure if you end up in and this thing is just over slightly reference he's than you planned so that the break or stretch so you're not relying on your two guidelines as a backup as much
Think I would try a double alpine butterfly knot for the central rope tied off with a backhand hitch to the dinghy. Side ropes and alpine loops attached with more backhand hitches then a cool drink and binoculars out to perv at the beauties on the beach
I am super fascinated with how to splice. I'd love to see a video on that.
the splicing work is nice but just for perfectionism, some simple palsteks would have done the job too, how much was the new dinghy?
Nice, splicing triple braid, reminds me of my younger days 😀
Hey Dan! Very informative! Thanks! As a splicing rookie, I would love to see more how to vids!
We would love to see a video of you guys showing how to splice. Thanks for all the info you always share. :-)
Hi Dan, Just wondering why you decided the splice everything? Wouldn't it be more flexible to mix in a few bowlines (e.g., to allow for adjusting the length of your bridles)?
I was wondering the same. Bowline knots are the way to go. Dan- did you review the difference? We splice our lines for halyards, so I know it’s super strong, with whipping. Great set-up and review.
I have had that those spring locking shackles fail, I would recommend something with a higher rating and securer locking device, my two cents. You have also potentially created a friction point where line loops thru line, check for chafe periodically.
Excellent splicing video. Well done!
I would absolutely love to see you do some splicing. I’ve never managed to get this done properly!
This is a nice setup for the dinghy , I really doubt that this line will ever brake .
Get a double action carabiner for your connection. You can side load the carabiner gate and cause it to fail open. Double action will prevent that.
do you have a more detailed video on how you make a slice on your tow line for your new dingy in dynema.
I think you do a very profesional job in esnuring a safe and comfortable sail ship.
Splicing videos would be wonderful. My only question though, which I didn't get in from this video, does polypropylene float?
Double vote for splicing, plus would love recommendations of other sheet lines too, i.e. halyard, sheets, tie-down, etc. best sun resistance, is floatations best option for all?
You have my vote!
Who doesn't want to see a splicing video on a cold Tuesday night in Canada .....
Good luck keeping her close.
Dan, how long are the two main pieces of polypropylene? I’m going to follow your model as I will be towing my dingy quite a bit.
Yes please! Splicing video.
Mine's all dyneema (which floats also actually) and uses soft shackles so you avoid the risk of opening up stainless clips. The shock loads can be quite high. I have a similar dinghy (aluminum AB) and it tows fine off the single welded bow eye. If you are going to put clips on, brummel splices with hardware luggage tagged on is stronger and less risk of shaking splices out. Also allows you to switch out the clips since the dyneema will likely outlast the clips functional life in the salt.
Wonderful video!
What determines how far away you tow your dinghy from your boat? 20 feet away? 60? Does the stern wave have anything to do with it?
Thank you!!
It depends on the waves, You generally want the tender to be at the same period as the boat, but maybe 1 - 2 wave crests behind. That way the line is always taught.
You sure make splicing look easy, but some thing tells me it isn't!The interior of Uma looks like a new boat and your efforts to make it look so have really worked out!
Why Dynema ? 3-strand would give more flex and there shouldn't be huge loads on those two lines.
I was also surprised that you didn't splice in thimbles to avoid chafe, especially on the single point failure eyelet.
Great video as usual. Can't believe I missed this one somehow util I googled dinghy bridles :-)
Ser two issues with your setup.
If the whipping on the dynema fails it will open it self, the 70 times the diameter only works on static loads.
Your choise of carbiner could be better. Cheers!
I would put covers on the front and sides. Sun and scrapes are caught by covers and save the dingy!
Another great rope vid...thanks!
Nice job, well done.👍👍👍👍👍👍
very cool Vid. Happy People.. excellent to see
I also would have put an aluminum or delrin eye on the bridal splice, aren’t you worried about wear/fraying?
just a thought, each line to coco should have its own loop in the main line for redundancy in case the end loop happens to break each of the side lines have their own loop and you don't loose all three lines and the dinghy. Thoughts?
Video for the double braid plz
Yes please to the splicing video.
Yes please ... let’s see a splicing vid.
I, too, would like to see a video on splicing, especially the double braid. Thanks
Be sure your tow line floats, I hear Polyproplene is good for that. ;) On a serious note, awesome splicing, would love to learn more.
I'd love to see a detailed video on the splicing as well.
Yes, Please make a video of detail splicing
You guys need a bigger boat and please check out palm beach FL I am anchored right there will be more crowded soon, clematis St and Flagler great place to shoot a video
For all the people requesting a splicing tutorial, consider that you're requesting this from a content creator that failed to use a very easy to execute brummel splice in notoriously slippery dyneema.
Looping rope on rope without some shafe protection is a bad idea. I'm curious why you decided to do it like this..
I was thinking the same thing. Why not use a welded stainless ring instead of rope on rope, especially after using the aluminum rings in the lazy jacks.
Or a swivel...
I wondered the same thing, then just guessed that he was worried about a 1" ring sinking the line. Personally speaking, if you're going to tow a dinghy, you should pull it right off of the stern, not at the end of a 100' tether. A decent breeze and seaway will flip that sucker and screw you in about 50 ways. Don't ask me how I found out.
What make is your dingy??? I must have missed that talk. Thanks
Please do a detail vid on splicing. I enjoy tutorials. Thanks. Cheers 🍻
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We’ll only be towing in calm conditions from one by to another. Never in open ocean.
Love your sailing channel 👌
Hi Guys, Nice Painter, but I wouldn't use those single action carabiners. They have a habit of opening if the rope is doubled back and also stretching open under heavy shock loads. Your dingy has a large surface area and water is much denser than air (I think you know that one). Cheers, take care.
Question guys, how has this held up after all these years? Im thinking of doing the same setup but wondering if i should add thimbles?
Didn't we see CoCo come out of the car wash with a new keel protector?
ahh...editing prowess.👍
Love the vids...⛵️
I second the locking carabiner...... I
lost a dingy too!