The Creamy Pint
Member I
I have 50 mm of high quality, 9mm dynamic climbing rope. Strength is 3600lbs, or so. Any nautical use for this stuff? Anchor rode?
Uses for climbing rope?
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paul culver
Member III
Don't think you'll find much use for 50 mm (2 inches) of anything.
Happy 4th to all!
Paul
Happy 4th to all!
Paul
The Creamy Pint
Member I
ya, oops. 50 m, 9mm
Mr. Pint,
You could probably use that high-$$ line for any sort of mooring or even anchoring line in a pinch... but I seem to recall that the built-in vital performance characteristic of "climbing rope" is that it can stretch XX percent to stop/cushion your fall down the inevitable rock face, and then has to be replaced because that extreme line-stretch has become permanent.
This would be quite different than three-strand nylon anchor line which recovers from repeated shock loads, such as your boat surging on it while at anchor in some choppy bay or cove.
Or am I mis-remembering what I thought I read? (wouldn't be the first time...)
Loren
You could probably use that high-$$ line for any sort of mooring or even anchoring line in a pinch... but I seem to recall that the built-in vital performance characteristic of "climbing rope" is that it can stretch XX percent to stop/cushion your fall down the inevitable rock face, and then has to be replaced because that extreme line-stretch has become permanent.
This would be quite different than three-strand nylon anchor line which recovers from repeated shock loads, such as your boat surging on it while at anchor in some choppy bay or cove.
Or am I mis-remembering what I thought I read? (wouldn't be the first time...)
Loren
The Creamy Pint
Member I
thanks for the replys, guys. I have found that 50 meters of pretty climbing rope braided frames a door well and adds that outdoorsy feel to the living room of my apartment.:nerd: