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bigelowp
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Initially Posted - 11/10/2023 :  18:48:58  Show Profile
Voyager (Bruce Ross) made an excellent recommendation regarding cleaning halyards and other lines subject to salt water. He said :

"I replaced Dave Stinkpotter’s original halyards with the same size line from NE Rope and they just last and last. Each spring I wash the salt out with Dawn dish soap and water. It makes a huge difference in the feel of the line through my hands."

My question for all (including Bruce) is how do you do it? Wash in bucket? Bathtub" and how do you dry the lines properly? My guess is there are many options as to "best practice"
Peter Bigelow
C-25 TR/FK #2092 Limerick
Rowayton, Ct
Port Captain: Rowayton/Norwalk/Darien CT

islander
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Response Posted - 11/11/2023 :  06:36:27  Show Profile
Those lines that I can take home get put into a fishnet/mesh laundry bag and tossed into the washing machine then the dryer set on low with a fabric softener dryer sheet. What can I say, It works. The second mate isn't all that happy about it LOL.
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound


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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 11/11/2023 :  09:10:13  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
I clean boat lines about the same way Scott described — shackles, thimbles, and any other permanently attached hardware padded with several layers of gym socks tied on with string, in a net bag, in the clothes washer using laundry detergent (with other laundry for padding, and to help balance in top-loader), then air dry over a sawhorse or back of a chair near HVAC return vent.  Fabric softener in the wash sounds like a good idea.
 
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