tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post4554625457824386754..comments2023-06-17T06:59:05.555-05:00Comments on Target: Babies in Open.<br> Fire For Effect.: Mooring LinesComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-59106262192922797132008-07-05T23:51:00.000-05:002008-07-05T23:51:00.000-05:00I had a two and a half inch tow line part when we ...I had a two and a half inch tow line part when we were towing a dredge against the current on the Columbia river one time.<BR/>Unbelievable speed is an understatement. Giant Fucking Rubber Band is a little closer.300 feet of two inch rope slammed into the back of the pilot house like it was shot out of a gun and I was looking out the window right behind where it landed.<BR/>I had to cut one once, under tow, without an axe, just my Old Timer folding Buck Knife. The sonofabitch exploded as soon as I touched it!<BR/>Twisted the 4 inch blade sideways,against the frame of the knife, in my hand!<BR/>I have seen nylon tow ropes under so much strain, they start smoking from the friction of stretching.<BR/>Not something to get too complacent about,the big ones, they will rip the bollards of the dock, seen that too.<BR/>Crazy!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585442725225382080.post-5245244579302568352008-06-20T08:03:00.000-05:002008-06-20T08:03:00.000-05:00Yikes! "Bollard" is one of my favorite words.Yikes! "Bollard" is one of my favorite words.PhysioProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046093902090839375noreply@blogger.com