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Re: Carry toggle rope length
By:Gary B.
Date: 3/4/2002, 9:29 pm
In Response To: Re: Carry toggle rope length (Shawn Baker)

: I like to make my carry toggle ropes shorter than most people do.

: When the toggle rope is long enough for the toggle to slip past the end of
: the boat and drag in the water, that quiet little splish-splashing drives
: me to near insanity!!

: Shawn

I'm with you Shawn. I'm thinking of cutting mine down. I've tried tucking the toggle in on the side but forget alot and then it becomes a great annoyance. I've seen some people tie a small bungy from the toggle rope to the deck rigging to keep in from running loose.

Gary B.
(Back after a 5 month work break. Ready to resume work on my Coho next weekend):)

Messages In This Thread

Material: Carry toggle source?
Chris Menard -- 3/1/2002, 3:19 pm
Re: Material: Carry toggle source?
Scott e. Davis -- 3/4/2002, 1:25 pm
Re: Material: Carry toggle source?
Gini -- 3/3/2002, 11:10 am
Re: Material: Carry toggle source? *Pic*
John Schroeder -- 3/2/2002, 9:54 am
get a Birch dowel rod at a hardware store. *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/2/2002, 1:02 am
Re: Material: Carry toggle source?
Gini -- 3/1/2002, 8:00 pm
Re: Material: Carry toggle source?
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 3/2/2002, 3:10 am
Re: Material: Carry toggle source? SAFETY
jim kozel -- 3/1/2002, 8:32 pm
Re: Material: Carry toggle source?
Tom -- 3/1/2002, 7:37 pm
Re: Material: Carry toggle source?
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 3/1/2002, 7:10 pm
Re: Material: Carry toggle source? *Pic*
Ross Leidy -- 3/1/2002, 4:10 pm
Re: Carry toggle rope length
Shawn Baker -- 3/3/2002, 11:11 pm
Re: Carry toggle rope length
Gary B. -- 3/4/2002, 9:29 pm