cleaning & washing

[mrtoad]

what is the best method and gives the best results - - need to clean

halyards and main sheet

thanks

mr toad

[Greene]

We remove all the lines at the end of season and put them in the washing machine on Gentle Cycle.  Regular laundry detergent and then a liquid fabric softener.  Let them air dry.  They come out looking good and feel better on the hands.  This was the method recommended by others and it seems to be the way to go.  I'm sure that just putting them into a large bucket with the soap, rinsing, soak in fabric softener, rinse and air dry would do the job as well.

Curious what others are doing as well.

Mike and B

[mrtoad]

thanks - thanks, so much

the two jib halyard are in the wash now

&

enjoy your blog - keep writing

mr toad

[skip1930]

Yes I too washed the lines in the wife's wash machine. What a tangled up mess.
Took the whole mess and into the tub with a overnight soaking in fabric softener.
Dripped dry than it took a couple of episodes watching NCIS sitting on the floor untangling that nice clean soft pile of lines.
Well worth it.

skip.

[mrtoad]

i think i need to wash again - using a bit more suds

i did use a mesh "washing bag" and did avoid tangles

again, thanks for your help

mr toad

[gfspencer]

I just gave up and bought all new running rigging.  Of course the old rigging was 18 years old . . . so I thing I got my money's worth.

[Bob23]

Each fall, I remove all the running rigging as well as misc lines on the boat and soak in a barrel of mild detergent and a bit 'o bleach. I let it sit for a day or two and when I happen to remember, I dump it all, fill the barrel with water and let it soak in the rinse for a day or two. Then, when I remember again, I repeat the rinse. Next, all lines are hung on a clothes line to dry thoroughly and labeled and packed away for the winter. I sail in salt water so I feel this is a good idea. Too many lines to stick in the washer and it's not really neccesary.
Bob23