Here's a short post on Practical Sailor about washing rope.

https://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/rope-washing-advice-from-the-pros

Mark

Boston, MA

2000 R22 *Luna Mia*

On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 5:07 PM <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you clean it in a washing machine, it's best to put it into a mesh bag
> (preferable) or pillow case first.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Peter Nyberg
> Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2022 3:32 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] New Main Sheet Traveller
>
> Joe,
>
> I would suggest giving the line a soak in a bucket of warm water with
> detergent, or better yet put it in a mesh bag and run it through your
> clothes washing machine.
>
> --Peter
>
> > On 2022-06-02, at 10:06:50 EDT, jpd9668 wrote:
> >
> > Peter,I was wondering about the tension,  but it worked fine when i
> first
> > got it. All the blocks seem to be turning freely. I will re-tie and
> adjust the
> > bitter end knot and give the line a good wipe down. Do you think a thin
> coating
> > of silicone would be helpful?JoeSent via the Samsung Galaxy S22 5G, an
> AT&T
> > 5G smartphone
> >
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