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Thread: wakeboard rope ?
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08-09-2010, 10:38 PM #1
wakeboard rope ?
what is the plastic sleeve that goes over the rope for?. I have a roped and it got all knotted up so the plastic sleeve is creased,cracked etc. can i just remove it.
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08-10-2010, 12:16 AM #2
i think it's to protect the board when getting pulled up?
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08-10-2010, 12:31 AM #3
I like the coated because it keeps rope burn to a minimum. I know there are high quality uncoated lines too, but I'm not sure if they are the same as a coated line with the coating removed.
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08-10-2010, 10:54 AM #4Senior Member
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It keeps the rope from forming a loop anywhere near the rider in case of slack during a crash. It won't get wrapped around a limb. I'd say that it's time to make that your backup rope and get a new primary rope.
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08-10-2010, 10:55 AM #5
Dan, you must be doing some tricky stuff. I am justr doing w2w and switches. so hopefully removing the coating thats all friqued up wont hurt too bad.
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08-10-2010, 11:16 AM #6
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08-10-2010, 11:39 AM #7
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08-11-2010, 11:28 AM #8
ditto on the rope burn, and it's great for not getting knots in your rope... but it also make it much harder to cut.
I got one wrapped around the prop, and it took forever to cut through it. Of course, that was with a pocket knife.'19 MAX
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