Loopies, whoopies, ultras etc

[Joe Newton]

I mean it looks wrong and I hate it, but I can't see how it's any worse than my fixed bollard with the ratchet. 

[AHPP]

26 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Alex, as I told you, that’s what I did with my crappy Stein floating bollard about 12 years ago.

As I evidently failed to comprehend when you too rambled it off after two bottles of wine and without providing a photo.

[Mark Bolam]

Fair point.

[billpierce]

Alex, I often overload my small isc floating bollard. I use either a dyneema whoopee which will cinch up with just a big dan on until it's nipped right up or 16mm double braid deadeye with a timber hitch - again just setting it all up tight as can be. You get a bit of slop after the first few heavies but certainly not shin to chest level. Like 1ft tops

[Joe Newton]

22 minutes ago, AHPP said:

As I evidently failed to comprehend when you too rambled it off after two bottles of wine and without providing a photo.

Probably needed to phrase the question better. 

[AHPP]

28 minutes ago, billpierce said:

Alex, I often overload my small isc floating bollard. I use either a dyneema whoopee which will cinch up with just a big dan on until it's nipped right up or 16mm double braid deadeye with a timber hitch - again just setting it all up tight as can be. You get a bit of slop after the first few heavies but certainly not shin to chest level. Like 1ft tops

Could just be I’m not tying them well enough. Either way, I’m not buying a whoopie now. I’m using a Dempsey strap!

Edited February 15 by AHPP

[Mesterh]

The Dempsey strap!

 

 

[Mark Bolam]

F’ing brilliant.

 

Just because he’s less drunk than me and provides a photo 12 years too late he gets a strap named after him?

 

There’s no justice.

 

None.

[Mark Bolam]

Bolam has left Arbtalk.

[Dan Maynard]

21 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

F’ing brilliant.

 

Just because he’s less drunk than me and provides a photo 12 years too late he gets a strap named after him?

 

There’s no justice.

 

None.

You know you have a strap named after you, but Bolam strap is studded black leather.....