nwboater
Senior Member
Anyone have experience using*any of the high-tech,*polyethylene*rope products for*your boat's docking lines?* I'm thinking high-strength (spendy!) stuff, like Amsteel Blu, to replace traditional*braided nylon. I like the feel of Gold-N-Braid nylon, but what appeals to me about the high-tech rope is it's extraordinary strength to weight ratio*(lighter and easier to handle for the first mate), it floats, and possibly won't catch*as*easily on*those splintered bull rails we have in the PNW. This stuff can cost up to $7/foot so I'd like some feedback before buying any. (BTW, Steve Dashew has written about switching to*HMPE docking lines on Wind Horse..)