Title: | SAILING |
Notice: | Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference |
Moderator: | UNIFIX::BERENS |
Created: | Wed Jul 01 1992 |
Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
Number of topics: | 2299 |
Total number of notes: | 20724 |
Can anyone tell me what octoplait is, and why (or why not) it's good stuff? I saw the term in Pete Gough's 1730.5, and am guessing it describes a kind of anchor rode I've seen once, which is rope with a sort of chain-like appearance. Am I close? What's up? Ross Faneuf
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1741.1 | From the ......... mouth | SHIPS::GOUGH_P | Pete Gough | Tue Jun 18 1991 04:03 | 19 |
Octoplait comes in a variety of sizes, it it 8 polyester strands woven together. A good cheap , well it is all relative!, is Jimmy Green Marine in Beer in Devon U.K. They do mail order and I can send more info from mid July onwards. I go on leave at the end of this week for three weeks, my annual cruise...... It is advertised for : Mooring warps Anchor Warps It is very strong, has elasticity, is very flexible. I have towed less fortuntate craft with it. I also use it on my kedge. On CIRCE I had it bent on ,it splices nicely onto chain, to my main anchor. On MELTEMI I have enough chain for the areas I cruise in. Pete |