Sea Kayak Townsville

A short length of 6mm double braid polyester rope attached to two stainless steel snap latches, serves as an emergency attachment or tow rope.  This rope is ideal for attaching to other kayaks for rafting together or for a quick tow out of a dangerous situation. It is also great for attaching to docks and other fixed structures.  The rope is looped through the snap latch and secured with a whipping knot, before being coated by a section of glue lined heat shrink tubing. Short Tow Rope fits nicely in the side pocket of my lifejacket Brand :  Home Made Length  :   2000 mm   Diameter  :   6 mm Rope Type:  Double Braid Polyester Snap Lock :   50 mm Stainless Steel

A tow rope is an essential piece of sea kayaking equipment.  Not just any piece of string will do. A tow rope needs to be at least 15 metres long to provide sufficient clearance in sea swell and strong enough for the vessel to be towed in any condition.  Other design features I consider important are that the entire tow rope system should float, be easily swappable from one boat to another, able to be conveniently stowed and readily accessible. Home Made Kayaking Tow Rope My preference for long distance towing is to use a thinner style rope.  After some initial  experimentation I found that 3 mm polyester rope has more than enough strength for towing a sea kayak.  An extra advantage is that 15 metres of this rope, along with all the attachments will easily and neatly fit  into a one litre dry bag, which serves as its carry case.  The rope runs through a small hole in the bottom of  the bag, and a few stitches are sewn ar...