Complete Dock Line Guide: Size, Lengths, Chafe Protection & Setup
Автор: NauticEd | Advanced Boating & Charter Licensing
Загружено: 2025-10-31
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This is the complete guide to dock lines—everything you need to choose, size, and set up lines that protect your boat and make docking easier. We cover diameter by boat size, recommended lengths for bow, stern, and spring lines, three-strand vs double braid, and how to stop chafe with simple, affordable gear. You’ll finish with a ready-to-use kit list and confidence to tie up anywhere.
What you’ll learn
Diameter: simple rules by LOA/displacement (+ when to size up)
Lengths: bow/stern vs spring lines
Material choice: three-strand vs double braid
Nylon vs Polyester
Chafe protection: where it happens, what gear to use, how to rig it
Eye splices & ends
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - 3-Strand vs Double Braid
00:37 - What is Stretch
00:57 - Sizing / Diameter
01:47 - Length of Dock Lines
02:35 - Preventing Chafe
03:36 - Sizing an Eye
04:29 - Recommendations on Dock Lines
05:29 - Custom Dock Lines / Outro
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