Chuck them and replace with the kind you cut to length and tie.

JakeNN said..
Seriously? Put them in the bin.

Tough crowd...

Tardy said..
find another use for them ...you know what its like busting a line at full speed

The lines are fine - it's just the tubing. But, no worries. I've been sufficiently shamed and will throw out the 17 sets in the closet that were awaiting some sort of salvation.

Try Clip Harness Lines. Problem solved.

clipharnesslines.com

well that's weird, it's normally the rope inside my lines that goes well before the tubing. What sort of hook are you using? I've speculated that the roller style hook would be kinder on lines.
I have repaired my lines in the past, using a big needle and a pair of pliers, but that was replacing the rope inside the tubing, not the other way round.
And I agree air line hose is tough, but it's usually in a tight coil. Ok if it's just a half coil at the bottom of the lines, but doesn't work if you want it the whole line length.

decrepit said..
well that's weird, it's normally the rope inside my lines that goes well before the tubing. What sort of hook are you using? I've speculated that the roller style hook would be kinder on lines.
I have repaired my lines in the past, using a big needle and a pair of pliers, but that was replacing the rope inside the tubing, not the other way round.
And I agree air line hose is tough, but it's usually in a tight coil. Ok if it's just a half coil at the bottom of the lines, but doesn't work if you want it the whole line length.

Hook. I used to be 100% roller for years but when I started foiling, the lines came out way too easily as I wasn't - at that point - always able to apply consistent pressure. Still hook two years later out of habit and it's still easier on a foil as we release sail pressure much more often than with a regular board.
The lines came on a used carbon boom I bought a few years back so the tubing probably had some age and UV

NotWal said..

John340 said..
Try Clip Harness Lines. Problem solved.

clipharnessline.com/

They're not reliable.

I've only broken one side in over three years of use and that was after hitting a sand bank at speed at Burrum.

John340 said..

NotWal said..

John340 said..
Try Clip Harness Lines. Problem solved.

clipharnessline.com/

They're not reliable.

I've only broken one side in over three years of use and that was after hitting a sand bank at speed at Burrum.

I had a couple of clips fail after a couple of seasons if that. Others here have had similar experiences.
They supply a spare clip with the lines. I'd take that as a hint.

Faff said..

NotWal said..

John340 said..

NotWal said..

John340 said..
Try Clip Harness Lines. Problem solved.

clipharnessline.com/

They're not reliable.

I've only broken one side in over three years of use and that was after hitting a sand bank at speed at Burrum.

I had a couple of clips fail after a couple of seasons if that. Others here have had similar experiences.
They supply a spare clip with the lines. I'd take that as a hint.

I used mine with small sails and the lines close together. Maybe the clips got loaded less that way.

I do much the same, and I'm light. I don't remember catapulting but I probably did a few low speed ones, nothing that other lines don't take in their stride.

forceten said..

Paducah said..

Tardy said..
find another use for them ...you know what its like busting a line at full speed

The lines are fine - it's just the tubing. But, no worries. I've been sufficiently shamed and will throw out the 17 sets in the closet that were awaiting some sort of salvation.

Tardy said, get new ones. They are what$20-25 ?

Can't you rejuvenate some of the 17 into one useable set

Late to the party. They went out the other day as I suggested I would in my response to Tardy. Everyone else is now discussing a different brand.

The fixed lines with tubing and rope that let in water are a real problem. The water brings in sand, and that gathers and sits at the apex of the tubing, just where you hook in. So that sand then 'saws' through the rope quickly, often before the plastic tubing itself wears out.
When the line breaks, you then find yourself bungying off stretchy plastic tubing.
I could name the brands where that happens, but I won't.

The key is to get transparent fixed lines, where you can see if water gets in or not.

I find Flying Objects lines last the longest.
I have actually worn some out at the attachment points before the tubing or rope breaks - and that's after continual use over two years.
Credit where credit is due.

Well I haven't had to.
The flying objects lines seem to solve any harness line issues for me.
I've had none break or wear through for years.