George Pearson wrote: > Suddenly occurred to me: with all this talk of spring lines, and > ropes going slack - does anyone use actual springs (i.e. those coily > things) when tying up? > > Could be especially handy when floods are expected ...
Sort of... When I was on the Stort at Hallingbury, my permanant mooring ropes were about five feet long, but I had spliced in an extra small eye at each end. Between these eyes was a length of 10mm bungee, set so that with the rope taut, the bungee was not quite at 100% stretch, that meant that when the bungee was relaxed the ropes were only about.3 foot long. Thus whenever the river flooded, the boat was still nicely tied up (even with 2" water higher than the Armco edge, and the whole mooring acting like a huge weir, with water pouring down to Sawbridgeworth. I was not the only one to use this idea. The bungee needs replacing about every 2-3 years though. Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
