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>Happy New Year Everybody, > >my dive club has put me in charge of purchasing a new line for ice diving. We >already have couple, but I'm wondering what the preferred >material/strength/length is for that application? I suspect that the >Canadians/Swedes/Finns on this list may have some suggestions? I use a polypropylen line with a diameter of 3/8". 1/2" would be better as it gives a better grip. The reason for this type of line is because it floats (which is a good characteristic for ice diving). The line should have a minimum tensile strenght of 1200 lbs (545 Kg). I have three lines, two are 150 feet and one is 300 feet long. It is not required to have them so long as normally, we do not give more than 75 to 100 feet to the divers and the safety diver needs only 1.5 times that length (115 to 150 feet). There should be no knot in the line. There are loops (splices?) to each ends. You need locking carabiner to attach the line to divers' ice diving harness. The other end is attached to an ice screw. I wish this helps. >Floridians, have a frozen margarita and delete this message. I think George doesn't drink... so George, take a good Slush Puppies for me! Happy new year! Michel Therrien m.therrien@ne*.qc*.ca*
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