353 Line Size - 1/2 or 5/8
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353 Line Size - 1/2 or 5/8
Hello Everyone, sorry for yet another thread but I am a new owner and will probably ask a bunch of questions already covered and my boat is in Shrink so I cant measure anything. What size lines do you all have for your 353's, are 5/8 too big for the 1999 cleats on the 353's? I bought 5/8, but in talking with my buddies they said it could be overkill and could have issues when we tie up at the cove with smaller boats w/ smaller cleats!! They said 1/2" would be plenty... Thoughts?
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Go with the size that fits thru your cleats, for tying up your boat, and when you raft up with the smaller boats, just use their line tied to your cleat.
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That was my buddy's point, the 1/2" would be good for hooking up with smaller boats and big enough to hold the 353 in pretty much anything. I like the 5/8" since that is what I purchased but I wonder if it is overkill and I could save some $$$ with the 1/2" and not have problems? Also are the old 1999 Cleats large enough for the 5/8"?