Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.18/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA020983031; Fri, 11 Apr 1997 14:10:32 -0700 Return-Path: <mchapman@server.cupertino.viewlogic.com-DeleteThis> Received: from mailhost.viewlogic.com by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA087053031; Fri, 11 Apr 1997 14:10:31 -0700 Received: from server.cupertino.viewlogic.com by mailhost.viewlogic.com (5.0/SMI-4.1) id AA16877; Fri, 11 Apr 1997 16:56:41 +0500 Received: from suntan.chronologic.com (suntan.cupertino.viewlogic.com [139.181.181.25]) by server.cupertino.viewlogic.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with SMTP id NAA01714 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Fri, 11 Apr 1997 13:56:06 -0700 Received: by suntan.chronologic.com (4.1/Chronologic) id AA16118; Fri, 11 Apr 97 12:59:59 PDT Date: Fri, 11 Apr 97 12:59:59 PDT Reply-To: <mchapman@chronologic.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <9704111959.AA16118@suntan.chronologic.com-DeleteThis> From: Matt Chapman <mchapman@server.cupertino.viewlogic.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re[2]: One last one regarding Tues Content-Length: 422
>What type of rope floats? I tried to leave the guy Weds. my towline, and
>as soon as I undid it from the floater in my safety pack, it sank. I
>think it was polypropylene.
Polypropylene floats, nylon doesn't. But you want to use nylon for a
tow line so that it'll stretch some. (While towing, the two boards
will hit chop at different times.)
Polypropylene's a good choice for your board leash, though.
- Matt
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