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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 Weight | Nylon | Polyester | Polypropylene | Staple Spun | Polysteel |
| Small boats | 8mm | 8mm | 8mm | 8mm | 8mm |
| 4 Meters / 0.5 Tonne | 8mm | 8mm | 10mm | 10mm | 10mm |
| 6 Meters / 1 Tonne | 10mm | 10mm | 12mm | 12mm | 12mm |
| 8 Meters / 2.5 Tonnes | 10mm | 10mm | 14mm | 12mm | 12mm |
| 10 Meters / 5 Tonnes | 12mm | 12mm | 16mm | 14mm | 14mm |
| 12 Meters / 9 Tonnes | 14mm | – | 20mm | 18mm | 18mm |
| 14 Meters / 13 Tonnes | 16mm | – | 22mm | 20mm | 20mm |
| 16 Meters / 16 Tonnes | 18mm | – | 24mm | 20mm | 20mm |
| 18 Meters / 20 Tonnes | 20mm | – | 28mm | 24mm | 24mm |
| 22 Meters / 25 Tonnes | 24mm | – | 32mm | 28mm | 28mm |
| 26 Meter / 30 Tonnes | 24mm | – | 32mm | 28mm | 28mm |
| 30 Meter / 40 Tonnes | 32mm | – | 48mm | – | 36mm |
Break Load Comparison
| Diameter | Nylon | Polyester | Polypropylene | Staple Spun | Polysteel |
| 8mm | 1,408 kg | 1,020 kg | 1,030 kg | 1,020 kg | 1,193 kg |
| 10mm | 2,162 kg | 1,590 kg | 1,571 kg | 1,530 kg | 1,835 kg |
| 12mm | 3,070 kg | 2,270 kg | 2,203 kg | 2,162 kg | 2,590 kg |
| 14mm | 4,080 kg | – | 2,948 kg | 2,855 kg | 3,467 kg |
| 16mm | 5,294 kg | – | 3,774 kg | 3,824 kg | 4,436 kg |
| 18mm | 6,559 kg | – | 4,712 kg | 4,589 kg | 5,557 kg |
| 20mm | 8,078 kg | – | 5,722 kg | 5,710 kg | 6,751 kg |
| 22mm | 9,588 kg | – | 6,844 kg | 6,832 kg | 8,066 kg |
| 24mm | 11,424 kg | – | 8,038 kg | 8,158 kg | 9,463 kg |
| 28mm | 15,198 kg | – | 10,710 kg | 10,809 kg | 12,543 kg |
| 32mm | 19,584 kg | – | 13,668 kg | 13,460 kg | 16,010 |
| 36mm | 24,480 kg | – | 17,034 kg | 17,335 kg | 19,782 kg |
| 40mm | 30,519 kg | 18,519kg | – | 23,861 kg | |
| 44mm | 36,200 kg | – | 24,786 kg | – | 28,246kg |
| 48mm | 40,789kg | – | 29,172 kg | – | 33,141kg |
| 56mm | 57,104 kg | – | 38,862 kg | – | 43,746kg |
| 64mm | 72,400 kg | – | 49,776 kg | – | 55,473kg |
| 72mm | 91,774kg | – | 62,016 kg | – | 69,035kg |
| 80mm | 114,208 kg | – | 75,480 kg | – | 83,413kg |
| 96mm | 152,957kg | – | 106,080 kg | – | 119,307kg |
| Properties | Nylon | Polyester | Polypropylene | Staple Spun | Polysteel |
| Feel | Soft / Smooth | Soft / Smooth | Hard / Smooth | Rough | Hard / Smooth |
| Grip | Good | Good | Ok | Very Good | Ok |
| Strength when wet | Reduces (15%) | No change | No change | No change | No change |
| Stretch (elasticity) | High | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Shock absorbency | Excellent | Good | Very Good | Good | Excellent |
| Floats/Sinks | Sinks | Sinks | Floats | Floats | Floats |
| UV resistance | Good | High | Moderate | Good | High |
| Abrasion resistance | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | High |
| Rot resistant | Yes | ||||
| Storage | Wet or Dry | ||||
| Knot retention | Good | ||||