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Old 09-05-2008
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Originally Posted by Omatako View Post
I have three strand nylon and have determined that it is actually the line that is stretching and creaking. I don't like "shippy" and haven't found a way to quieten them. I've tried pouring soapy water onto the line - no good. I guess that braided line is probably better.

Looks like I'll need to upgrade.

Andre
I have had squeeking from dock lines as well. They were the expensive prespliced braided lines from WM. The only thing that fixed it was buying 3 strand and splicing up new ones.
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