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Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles
By:Ian Cummins
Date: 12/22/2011, 9:17 am
In Response To: Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles (Jay Babina )

These are for a 26 lb. wee lassie. Had to smile at Dans' comment about losing body parts :) picturing my 61 y.o. wife in this boat in water still as glass. I doubt they'll be used much, but by george I did install those painters holes!

Ian

: I did that on one boat and was disappointed because the knot folds
: over and is not as comfortable as a solid toggle.

: I improvised my own knot which worked fine.

: Something like this: to ends of the line coming out from the boat.
: Once end goes right and back the length of your handle - the
: other side does the same the opposite way- two lines now lay� on
: one another that have a long pass going one way then back. Then
: take one end ( either side ) and come back, through the loop on
: the far end and start winding over all the lines as far as you
: want for the handle. When you go far enough the line runs under
: the loop on that end and you tighten it all up and it will lock.

: In all honesty, I would have to try it myself again but if I get
: energetic, I will and maybe post a few drawings. I couldn't find
: it either and just had to play around until I got one that
: worked. As I said it will bend in your hand but if your boat is
: super light, It might be fine. I think a better one could be
: made with a stick covered with the line.

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: Rope grab handles
Ian Cummins -- 12/21/2011, 8:06 pm
Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles
dave g -- 12/21/2011, 8:49 pm
Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles
Ian Cummins -- 12/21/2011, 9:14 pm
Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles
jwuts -- 12/21/2011, 9:23 pm
Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles
Bill Hamm -- 12/22/2011, 1:41 am
Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles
Etienne Muller -- 12/22/2011, 4:43 am
Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/22/2011, 8:58 am
Allbright knot link *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/22/2011, 9:04 am
Re: Allbright knot link
Ian Cummins -- 12/22/2011, 9:08 am
Re: Allbright knot link
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/25/2011, 7:09 pm
Re: Allbright knot link
Bill Hamm -- 12/26/2011, 3:24 am
Re: Allbright knot link
Mike Savage -- 12/26/2011, 1:04 pm
Re: Allbright knot link
Bill Hamm -- 12/27/2011, 2:35 am
Re: Allbright knot link *PIC*
daan daniels -- 12/27/2011, 6:42 am
Re: Allbright knot link
Bill Hamm -- 12/28/2011, 1:16 am
Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles
Craig Robinson -- 12/22/2011, 5:26 am
Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/22/2011, 9:00 am
Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles
ScottBaxter -- 12/21/2011, 11:14 pm
Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles
StephenHJ -- 12/22/2011, 5:13 pm
Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles
Jay Babina -- 12/22/2011, 8:29 am
Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles
Ian Cummins -- 12/22/2011, 9:17 am
Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles *PIC*
Ian Cummins -- 12/22/2011, 3:11 pm
Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles
Thomas Duncan -- 12/22/2011, 7:40 pm
never mind then! : ) *NM*
Thomas Duncan -- 12/22/2011, 7:42 pm
Re: Seeking: Rope grab handles *PIC*
Dave Houser -- 12/24/2011, 10:54 am