Anchor line

We have more questions about what to use/how to use rope for anchor line.

The fiber of choice is nylon because of its' elasticity. The weight of the chain and the anchor controls the drop, the scope(length) is the main factor in how well it holds. The Coast Guard has recommendations for amount of line to depth of water and can be found on their website. Heavy seas or wind or running tide affect the amount of scope needed.

Construction tomorrow.

Crystal Coast Cordage

Crystal Coast Cordage

Type and Use of Rope Properties
Nylon rope is ideal for anchor lines, couplers, hawsers, tie-up lines, safety and specialty rope applications. It is also widely used in commercial fishing. Strongest rope available. Will absorb greater shock than any other and outlast all natural fiber ropes by a wide margin. Nylon is flexible, has high abrasion resistance, can be stored wet, resists most acids, alkalis and organic solvents. It will not rot.

Crystal Coast Cordage

Crystal Coast Cordage

The earliest known ropes were simply strips of hide or vines knotted together in a primitive manner. Modern ropemaking involves many operations. Natural fiber cordage is produced by taking the fiber from "sliver" and twisting from left to right to spin the yarn. A number of yarns are then twisted from right to left to "form" the "strands". Three "strands" are then twisted from left to right to "lay" the rope. It is the opposite twisting that balances the rope.

Crystal Coast Cordage

We plan to use this blog to provide information to our customers about rope and it's applications to different situations.

The most common questions we receive has to do with what type of rope should I use?

In following posts we will be discussing fibers and how the characteristics of the fiber affects how rope is made and used.