Preferred mooring line and length

[Steve Manc]

Hi

 

I need to replace one of my mooring lines and finding for sale different types, diameters,  lengths and prices. 

 

My current mooring lines are 8 meters

 

I have contacted two chandlers  pack one    synthetic 3 strand    14mm diameter x 10 meter length £24.90

 

Found online  pack of two  3 strand polysoft    14mm diameter x 10 meter length £26.40

 

Which type and length do people go for?

 

My narrowboat length is 50 foot.

 

Thanks

 

 

Edited May 15, 2018 by Steve Manc
added narrowboat

[Ray T]

Synthetic hemp' 14mm dia 10m long, our boat is 45ft.

 

I get mine from Tradline: http://www.tradline.co/default.html (on offer atm)

 

 

Edited May 15, 2018 by Ray T

[Alan de Enfield]

It depends on where you plan to cruise - some locks on Rivers are very deep and you need to stay on board and use your mooring lines to hold you steady.

 

In your 'patch' I think that the River Weaver is one such where you will need 20 metre lines (to allow for up, around the bollard and back down again)

If you are mooring in a marina on floating pontoons maybe 6 foot lines will be sufficient.

[Naughty Cal]

We have two sets of lines. One every day set of two which are 10mm braid on braod lines at 10m long and another set which are 10mm braid on braid which are 20m long for when we need a longer set or need to moor up with all four lines.

 

We don't use the really long ones very often and most of the time the 10m ones are overly long but there are locks in the area where we do need a minimum of 10m lines.

[Dave_P]

43 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

It depends on where you plan to cruise - some locks on Rivers are very deep and you need to stay on board and use your mooring lines to hold you steady.

 

In your 'patch' I think that the River Weaver is one such where you will need 20 metre lines (to allow for up, around the bollard and back down again)

If you are mooring in a marina on floating pontoons maybe 6 foot lines will be sufficient.

I didn't need 20m lines on the Weaver

[Alan de Enfield]

14 minutes ago, Dave_P said:

I didn't need 20m lines on the Weaver

I'd rather have too much than not enough.

I'm sure you agree that the walls are high and that 10mts would not go up, round and down.

 

[john6767]

1 hour ago, Ray T said:

Synthetic hemp' 14mm dia 10m long, our boat is 45ft.

 

I get mine from Tradline: http://www.tradline.co/default.html (on offer atm)

 

 

Same on a 50ft boat, I used Tradline's ebay shop, I think their prices are better there.

[Dave_P]

20 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:

I'd rather have too much than not enough.

I'm sure you agree that the walls are high and that 10mts would not go up, round and down.

 

Fair enough, I must have managed somehow.  My centre lines are the exact length to just avoid any risk of being tangled in the prop.

 

p.s.  Is that Jeremy Corbyn?