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Custom Dock Lines 1" 3 Strand

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

Part Number: DDKL-48N-03S-WHT-001-MTO

Availability: In Stock.

- For boats to 50' - 70'

- Lengths available in 5' increments from 10' - 100'

- Professionally spliced soft eye available in 12", 18", 24" & 36"

- Optional chafe sleeves for soft eye and line

- Handmade in the USA

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Bitter End Finish

Anti-Chafing Sleeve

Soft Eye Size & Optional Chafe

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Our dock lines are handmade using premium 100% nylon 3-strand twisted rope. The medium lay construction of our 3-strand is ideal for dock lines given its stretch, shock absorption and abrasion resistant characteristics. Nylon is inherently resistant to most chemicals, heat, rot, mildew and UV which makes it perfect for marine use. Our dock lines have a professionally spliced soft eye with 6 tucks and heavy-melt tails. The bitter end is melted, dipped and optionally whipped with thread in your choice of 7 colors.

-Lengths available in 5' increments from 10' - 100' / 3 - 23 m

-3 soft eye sizes available: 12", 18", 24" or 36". Optional Chafe Pro anti-chafe sleeve spliced into soft eye is available, too*

-We also offer Chafe Master anti-chafe sleeves as an option for the line*

-For boats up to 50' - 80' / 15 - 24 m

Avg Tensile Strength: 22,300 lbs / 10,060 kgs

Our 3-strand nylon rope meets the Cordage Institutes CI-1303 standard.

Tensile strengths for new rope are based on tests in accordance with ASTM Test Method D-4268 on new and unused rope in laboratory conditions.

*We use Chafe Pro exclusively for soft eyes because it's supple and, therefore, easy to make fast to cleats and other hardware. However, Chafe Pro is ridiculously expensive so we use Chafe Master sleeves for the lines. It is equally durable, but not as pliable.

Feature Considerations

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.

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Diameter	3/8"	1/2"	5/8"	3/4"	1"