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Line Maintenance: Stretch, Knots and Pigtails

Measure, re-tie and replace: a thirty-minute routine for your bar. We paid for everything in this article ourselves, and nobody sent us anything to review.

How it held up

We used each piece of kit for a full season before writing anything down. Short tests flatter almost everything.

  • Replace worn parts before they fail
  • Keep a small repair kit in the car
  • Inspect stitching monthly
  • Rinse with fresh water after every session

The best piece of kit is the one you forget you are wearing.

Ines Holt, Gustline crew

Comfort and wear told different stories. The most comfortable option was also the first to show damage.

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Nora Kelly

Any tips for doing this on a smaller board?

Ollie Whitcombe

On a smaller board it is the same idea, just be patient on the lulls.

Aiko Tanaka

On a smaller board it is the same idea, just be patient on the lulls.

Hanna Lindqvist

On a smaller board it is the same idea, just be patient on the lulls.

Nora Kelly

Spring is usually quieter, go for it.

Aiko Tanaka

Thanks! We used a pretty old action camera, nothing fancy.

Sam Okafor

I made the same mistake for two seasons before someone pointed it out.

Hanna Lindqvist

On a smaller board it is the same idea, just be patient on the lulls.

Leila Farouk

Agreed, that one catches a lot of people out.

Ollie Whitcombe

How crowded was the beach? We are thinking of going in the spring.

Nora Kelly

Our club ran the same drill on Sunday. Everyone was much faster by the end.