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75 Tique ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: August-12-2004 Location: Seven Lakes, NC Status: Offline Points: 6112 |
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Does anyone have an old rope like this laying around that they could part with?
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Gary S ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: November-30-2006 Location: Illinois Status: Offline Points: 14096 |
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I'm not promising anything Larry but I might have an extra plastic float,I'll check.The rest you could just make up,wood handle and cheap polypropylene rope like ACE hardware has!
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jbear ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: January-21-2005 Location: Lake Wales FL. Status: Offline Points: 8193 |
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"old rope"...thats what all my lines look like. Aren't they supposed to look like this?
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quinner ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: October-12-2005 Location: Unknown Status: Offline Points: 5828 |
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I do Larry, just not ready to let her go yet, or the rope.
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75 Tique ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: August-12-2004 Location: Seven Lakes, NC Status: Offline Points: 6112 |
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Gary, My thoughts were the same as yours, the float is the key. A repurposed broom stick (do they still make wooden broom sticks?) and the crappiest grade of rope from Ace, and the only thing missing is the float. If you can track one down, that would be great.
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JoeinNY ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: October-19-2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5697 |
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I know that David Salter, aka Salty has one lying around.. because it is lying around my shop where he left it couple years ago. Might try to see if you can talk him out of it
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DrCC ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: April-12-2004 Location: at home Status: Offline Points: 2867 |
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Larry, Check out midwestdowel.com they have hickory dowels in 7/8" and 1".
I went to Ace hardware looking for a replacement wood handle for my old leaf rake. Got weird looks instead of a new handle. The floatie ball was partly responsible for my very first introduction to face plants. Once in a great while I would pull the float back to the handle and stick the handle behind the knees. The only thing I have is maybe 50+ ft of old blue/green rope. |
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Gary S ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: November-30-2006 Location: Illinois Status: Offline Points: 14096 |
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No luck Larry,but I did find some on ebay- 6 bucks with free shipping too- Red or Yellow
Not on ebay though, but for that really special rope a red and white one! |
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Donald80SN ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() Joined: January-12-2009 Location: Denver, NC Status: Offline Points: 3896 |
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Larry,
I believe that Overton's has the plastic floats. Donald |
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Hollywood ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Joined: February-04-2004 Location: Twin Lakes, WI Status: Offline Points: 13512 |
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I saw a rope kinda like that at quinners but it was only 3' long and had many floats on it evenly spaced every 6"
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harddock ![]() Platinum Member ![]() ![]() Joined: June-04-2008 Location: Toontown, MA Status: Offline Points: 1763 |
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Pool supplie shop should have floats although theu may be blue and white.
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IAughtNaut ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: August-22-2010 Location: TN Status: Offline Points: 2568 |
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ArtCozier ![]() Platinum Member ![]() Joined: April-25-2012 Location: Orlando FL Status: Offline Points: 1023 |
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Is that a plain wooden handle on a polyethlene rope? I have an old yellow rope, but the handle is rubber-coated metal, black. I might have just a wood handle laying around (somewhere) because I used to use them at my ski school in the old days.
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Hollywood ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Joined: February-04-2004 Location: Twin Lakes, WI Status: Offline Points: 13512 |
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No, it plugged directly into the wall outlet. |
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75 Tique ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: August-12-2004 Location: Seven Lakes, NC Status: Offline Points: 6112 |
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Just picked up this NOS bad boy for $4.25 off ebay. A little newer than the original post, but still 60s-70s so close enough
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Gary S ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: November-30-2006 Location: Illinois Status: Offline Points: 14096 |
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Maybe not any newer Larry could just be a better one?
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storm34 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: November-03-2008 Location: Dexter Iowa Status: Offline Points: 4492 |
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Larry, thought you might want this one? Blue matches your Tique!
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OverMyHead ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: March-14-2008 Location: MN Status: Offline Points: 4861 |
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I just picked up an orange one "new in package" looks to be late 70's early 80's with a float manufactured by berkley in Iowa if you are still looking. I can post a photo.
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nautiquesteve2001 ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: January-23-2016 Location: Fort Wayne, In. Status: Offline Points: 7 |
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I'm way late to this party but I have some older ropes, floats and handles.
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