Mooring Ropes

Very strong and durable mooring ropes to ensure the safety and security of your vessel.  Suitable for boats, yachts, narrowboats and large ships

Available in a range of diameters & length combinations, with soft eye splice included if required.

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Mooring Ropes Technical Details

Rope Size Selection Guide

Maximum Boat Length or WeightNylonPolyesterPolypropyleneStaple SpunPolysteel
Small boats8mm8mm8mm8mm8mm
4 Meters / 0.5 Tonne8mm8mm10mm10mm10mm
6 Meters / 1 Tonne10mm10mm12mm12mm12mm
8 Meters / 2.5 Tonnes10mm10mm14mm12mm12mm
10 Meters / 5 Tonnes12mm12mm16mm14mm14mm
12 Meters / 9 Tonnes14mm20mm18mm18mm
14 Meters / 13 Tonnes16mm22mm20mm20mm
16 Meters / 16 Tonnes18mm24mm20mm20mm
18 Meters / 20 Tonnes20mm28mm24mm24mm
22 Meters / 25 Tonnes24mm32mm28mm28mm
26 Meter / 30 Tonnes24mm32mm28mm28mm
30 Meter / 40 Tonnes32mm48mm36mm

 

Break Load Comparison 

DiameterNylonPolyesterPolypropylene Staple SpunPolysteel
8mm1,408 kg1,020 kg1,030 kg1,020 kg1,193 kg
10mm2,162 kg1,590 kg1,571 kg1,530 kg1,835 kg
12mm3,070 kg2,270 kg2,203 kg2,162 kg2,590 kg
14mm4,080 kg2,948 kg2,855 kg3,467 kg
16mm5,294 kg3,774 kg3,824 kg4,436 kg
18mm6,559 kg4,712 kg4,589 kg5,557 kg
20mm8,078 kg 5,722 kg 5,710 kg6,751 kg
22mm9,588 kg 6,844 kg6,832 kg8,066 kg
24mm11,424 kg8,038 kg8,158 kg9,463 kg
28mm15,198 kg10,710 kg10,809 kg12,543 kg
32mm19,584 kg13,668 kg13,460 kg16,010
36mm24,480 kg17,034 kg17,335 kg19,782 kg
40mm30,519 kg 18,519kg23,861 kg
44mm36,200 kg24,786 kg28,246kg
48mm40,789kg29,172 kg33,141kg
56mm57,104 kg38,862 kg43,746kg
64mm72,400 kg49,776 kg55,473kg
72mm91,774kg62,016 kg69,035kg
80mm114,208 kg75,480 kg83,413kg
96mm152,957kg106,080 kg119,307kg

 

 

PropertiesNylonPolyesterPolypropyleneStaple SpunPolysteel
FeelSoft / SmoothSoft / SmoothHard / SmoothRoughHard / Smooth
GripGood Good OkVery GoodOk
Strength when wetReduces (15%) No changeNo changeNo changeNo change
Stretch (elasticity)HighLowLowLowLow
Shock absorbencyExcellentGoodVery GoodGoodExcellent
Floats/SinksSinksSinks Floats FloatsFloats
UV resistanceGoodHighModerate GoodHigh
Abrasion resistance High High ModerateModerateHigh
Rot resistantYes
Storage Wet or Dry
Knot retention Good

 

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