How to clean from oil

[bruceb58]

Eventually they will leak some water. I have a full cover and I make sure it's tilted.

 

[R055]

Eventually they will leak some water. I have a full cover and I make sure it's tilted.

For winter I put a fat log under the trailer jack and Jack it up to the highest which works but during the season I just let it sit at the slight decline, I also like not paying for storage and having the boat in my driveway to clean/work on.

 

[bruceb58]

No problem if it doesn't rain.

 

[frantically relaxing]

Rope sitting in oil will have absorbed the oil into every fiber, nook and cranny. You'll have a better chance of winning the lottery a dozen times than getting that rope clean enough to use without gloves...

 

[R055]

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I soaked the ropes into dishwasher soap and simple green solution, it looks good and the handle are really grippy and no longer slippery, I think they're good now.

Also the ropes weren't fully dipped into oil and it wasn't all oil, it was alot of water with a thin layer of oil on top.

 

[Watermann]

Synthetic ropes won't absorb liquids, just get messy is all and need cleaned. You should be good to go now.

 

[R055]

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does this to attatch to the transom eyes?

 

[thumpar]

does this to attatch to the transom eyes?

That looks like a bridle so yes.

 

[southkogs]

does this to attatch to the transom eyes?

Yup ... that's what I used on my old Silverline.

 

[R055]

Is there a benefit to using the bridle vs just attaching to the tow eye in the middle?

 

[thumpar]

Bridles are usually only used with outboards. If you have a tow hook in the middle I wouldn't use it.

 

[JASinIL2006]

We tow skiers from the tow hook and tubes from the bridle. I don't like pulling a tube from the tow hook; the transom eyes are much sturdier.

We have a bridle that connects to the tow rope with a pulley; the pully runs along the bridle line that's attached to the transom eyes. It's particularly nice because as the tube swings from side to side, the pulley runs along the bridle line and distributes the force across the bridle line and keeps it taut. The bridle line doesn't get slack so you get a nice smooth pull on the tube.

 

[thumpar]

Maybe it depends on the boat. My tow eye is part of the handle that runs the full length of the swim platform and held on at 3 locations.

 

[Scott Danforth]

I had an equalizing bridle on outboard boats. I currently use a tow bridle for the I/O for pulling tubers or boats to pull from the transom eyes, and the ski tow eye for pulling skiers and wake boards

 

[R055]

I had an equalizing bridle on outboard boats. I currently use a tow bridle for the I/O for pulling tubers or boats to pull from the transom eyes, and the ski tow eye for pulling skiers and wake boards

I'll do the same though this wakeboard bridle says to only pull skiers and wakeboards on it so might be too skinny to pull tubes, I'll buy the fatter bridle for tubing and use the ski eye for wakeboarding

 

[H20Rat]

We tow skiers from the tow hook and tubes from the bridle. I don't like pulling a tube from the tow hook; the transom eyes are much sturdier.

Depends on the boat. My tow hook is mounted on substantially thicker fiberglass and has a much larger backing plate compared to the transom eyes. The only thing I ever use the eyes for is tiedowns.

 

[southkogs]

Is there a benefit to using the bridle vs just attaching to the tow eye in the middle?

IMHO ... for skiing, or kneeboarding (no experience with wake boarding) the tow eye is better. For tubes, it probably doesn't matter too much with the exception that the tow eye should actually help bring the front of the tube up outta' the water some.

The Silverline didn't have a tow eye, so that's why I had the bridle. My Bayliner is the only boat I've ever had with a tow eye (welcome to the 90s, southkogs )

 

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