Your Average rope set up ?

[Blakeys7]

Originally Posted by Pecheur Anglais

Not so sure there is such a thing as a budget wife. If there is, please point me there!http://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/likeadrain.gif

Good point 😂

[69cmw]

Originally Posted by Pecheur Anglais

Not so sure there is such a thing as a budget wife. If there is, please point me there!http://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/likeadrain.gif

Someone else’s can come in handy at times 🤣🤣

[lakelandterrier]

on my 585 I use generally 12mm for ease of handling + plenty of strength.

Painter -5m - shorter than the boat
2 x 12mm lines 4m port and starboard from A-frame as aft mooring lines
2 x 10mm line c.10m as springs
1 x 20m 14mm line as GP / emeregency towing warp
1x 3m 10mm line with carabiner as a single handed mooring line - console to pontoon to get initial line onto secure point.
8m of anchor chain and 60m of 12mm line.

[Last Tango]

Originally Posted by jeffstevens763@g

If your bow lines don't reach your prop how long are your stern lines? Call me. Old fashioned but I always make sure mine are tied up and stowed.

Stern lines are about 5 mtr. That's generally long enough for most occasions and, if a line goes over the stern quarter when you're underway, the drag on it will hold it well away from the prop and it'll trail along harmlessly behind you.
Not ideal, but not catastrophic

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by jeffstevens763@g

If your bow lines don't reach your prop how long are your stern lines?

Irrelevant-it's off and stowed every time.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Andy_Rs600

The only thing I can add is make sure any mooring lines you put on the a-frame or near the stern are taken off and stowed when underway. You'll see a fair few people just coiling them up, but if the coil ever comes undone the rope tends to make it's way out though open elephant trunks and round the prop...

I never run with my bailers down, I think I've only ever used them a couple of times over 4 boats in 26 years.

[Andy_Rs600]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

I never run with my bailers down, I think I've only ever used them a couple of times over 4 boats in 26 years.

Me neither, but I suspect we both have fairly beefy pumps. Seen a lot of 4-5m boats with small or no bilge pump where the bailers are actually used.

[beamishken]

Originally Posted by Andy_Rs600

Me neither, but I suspect we both have fairly beefy pumps. Seen a lot of 4-5m boats with small or no bilge pump where the bailers are actually used.

My 7.4m delta has no deck drains except the trunks so it's not just smaller boats need to use trunks I'm careful about ropes lying in the stern as I've had one out the trunk before but fortunately didn't reach the prop

[jeffstevens763@g]

Originally Posted by Nos4r2

Irrelevant-it's off and stowed every time.

as they should be

[Last Tango]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

I never run with my bailers down, I think I've only ever used them a couple of times over 4 boats in 26 years.

Likewise, never needed it. The pumps easily deal with the rain & very occasional bit of spray that blows in.

[BogMonster]

My bilge pump works less well, still being in a box in the garage, but I don't even have mine down a lot of the time........