View Poll Results: Who coils their ropes on the dock?
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Who does this?
11-06-2015 | 10:19 AM
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11-06-2015 | 01:01 PM
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Here's how all the cool kids do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXJpZUQc0jU
11-06-2015 | 01:52 PM
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Professional mariners and boaters who know what they are doing coil the lines like that. It's called Flemishing. If you lay line out in parallel rows its called Flacking and if you lay line down in a series of figure eights it's called Faking. See your subscription to OSO is worth it! LOL
11-06-2015 | 02:14 PM
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correct . . . and the braid everyone is referring to known as chain sinnet . . . . yes well worth the price of admission. Now if i could just get them to stop calling it a center council 
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11-06-2015 | 02:23 PM
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Professional mariners and boaters who know what they are doing coil the lines like that. It's called Flemishing. If you lay line out in parallel rows its called Flacking and if you lay line down in a series of figure eights it's called Faking. See your subscription to OSO is worth it! LOL
I will never do it. Its flacking stupid.
11-06-2015 | 02:37 PM
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I don't know how to do the braid, so I will coil them if I tying up; especially if boat is going to be there for a while.
The coil is a little less obstructive when laying on the dock.
Otherwise, my GF has taught most of her friends that go out with us to do the braid. They are usually doing such as I finish shutting down and ensuring fenders are properly placed.
The coil is a little less obstructive when laying on the dock.
Otherwise, my GF has taught most of her friends that go out with us to do the braid. They are usually doing such as I finish shutting down and ensuring fenders are properly placed.
