Custom Dock Lines

Using our custom, made-to-order dock line option, you can fully customize your lines to meet your specific requirements. If you still can't find what you need here, please feel free to give us a call. This option allows you to specify:

Line type - 3 strand or double braid
Line color - white or black
Line diameter - 3/8" - 1"
Line length - 10' - 100'+ in 5' increments
Eye splice size - 12" - 36" in 6" increments
Add chafe to eye splice
Add chafe sleeves to lines - up to 2 sleeves
Melted and dipped ends
Whipped ends with thread color choice

Depending on the time of year, it generally takes 3 - 5 days to get these made and shipped. If you need lines with a hard (thimbled) eye on the other end, please our mooring section.

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Dock Lines - 3-Strand 1/2" - Made-To-Order

$20.00

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Dock Lines - 3-Strand 5/8" - Made-To-Order

$24.00

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Dock Lines - 3-Strand 3/4" - Made-To-Order

$36.00

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Dock Lines - 3-Strand 1" - Made-To-Order

$64.00

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Features

Soft eye size (loop for the boat cleat) - Cleat sizes grow with vessel length, so the industry standard 12" soft eye may not work on larger vessels. Soft eyes should easily fit over cleat horns with 2" - 3" to spare on both sides. Common soft eye sizes for given diameters:

Line Diameter	Soft Eye Size
3/8"	12"
1/2"	12"
5/8"	12" - 18"
3/4"	18" - 24"
1"	18" - 24"+

Chafe - Regarding chafe protection, summer and winter lines may need to be treated differently, especially if your boat is moored in an area that's subject to severe storms. There are 3 chafe points to consider:

Deck cleat - Most vessels have polished stainless steel cleats, bitts or posts, and, while some rubbing occurs, the polished surface generally reduces friction and snagging. Chafe spliced into the eye might not be necessary unless you have an older boat where hardware is rough and pitted. This option should be considered for winter lines.
Chock, hawse or rubrail - Chafe protection should be used where the line rubs the deck for all winter lines. Summer lines generally don't need protection here.
Dock cleat - Most dock cleats are cast steel that's been galvanized. There's 2 problems here: surface finish and slag remnants from casting. The finish on galvanized metal is inherently less smooth than polished stainless steel so it has a higher coefficient of friction. As "galvy" cleats age, surface corrosion increases the friction. Further, dock cleats are usually cast so there's frequently a slag line from the mold and it's usually underneath the horns. We've seen many a line destroyed from slag, especially those made from double braid. On winter lines, chafe should be used on dock cleats. If you don't use it on your nice summer lines, you might keep a couple of pieces of chafe on the boat just in case.

Whipping - Whipping prevents the bitter end from fraying. We melt and dip the bitter end so whipping would be an aesthetical add-on. Customers frequently use whipping to color code lines for identification.

Custom Dock Lines

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