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    #16
    Thanks for the help. I thought 3/8's is the way to go I just wanted to confirm.
    Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
    Winston Churchill

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      #17
      does everyone here also use two anchors? I know I do.
      Originally posted by G-MONEY
      It hurts me to say it but go OU but only for this weekend!!!!

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        #18
        I use an anchor and a sand spike...
        Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity. Albert Einstein

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          #19
          I use 3/8" rope for the anchor and docking lines, but I also carry a 100' of 1/2" rope for towing. It is used for towing the Tige behind the houseboat at Powell and has been pulled out a couple of times to help out someone else. The 3/8" has the strength for the towing, but it is much harder to get the knots untied. Even with a bowline, I wouldn't want to have smaller than 1/2" line when it gets stretched and pulled hard. Just so you don't have to carry around a lot of extra ropes, it may be easier to go larger.

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            #20
            I use my Box Anchor and Slide Spike by Slide Anchor and I am going to pick up an Adjust a Anchor that uses just one line with sliding anchor points. A student's parents here at my school is the maker of it, and also a Tige owner.

            www.adjust-a-anchor.com
            Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
            Winston Churchill

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              #21
              interesting thought to using assenders off of climbing supplies!! Nice one coach.
              Originally posted by G-MONEY
              It hurts me to say it but go OU but only for this weekend!!!!

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                #22
                Originally posted by Domsz06 View Post
                PITA
                The sun never sets on a badass

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                  #23
                  Pain In The @$$
                  Originally posted by G-MONEY
                  It hurts me to say it but go OU but only for this weekend!!!!

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                    #24
                    I wonder since it is giving so much grief to people if you don't see them appear above the platform in years to come. Although the cleaner look is the reason they're under there I'm sure.
                    "a what? i can['t] say/spell/pronounce that word..." - wannabewakeboarder
                    "the plural of boo is booze."

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by Domsz06 View Post
                      interesting thought to using assenders off of climbing supplies!! Nice one coach.
                      I have been trying to find some ascenders on-line for a good price but have failed to do so at this time. These are made just for the anchor line and the guy did have them cast but all they are is an ascender. If you know where I can pick some up for under $30 each I would buy them and make the rest myself. So far the cheapest one that you can remove and place on the rope at any point is $59 and after you buy 2 of them and the balls and clips your costs are more than the $129 they are selling the adjust a anchor for.
                      Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
                      Winston Churchill

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                        #26
                        3/8...you'll have other problems before that will break!
                        Cursed by a fortune cookie: "Your principles mean more to you than any money or success."

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                          #27
                          Seems like a cool idea. Is he down for a group buy?
                          Tige owner since 2006

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                            #28
                            Originally posted by Coach View Post
                            I have been trying to find some ascenders on-line for a good price but have failed to do so at this time. These are made just for the anchor line and the guy did have them cast but all they are is an ascender. If you know where I can pick some up for under $30 each I would buy them and make the rest myself. So far the cheapest one that you can remove and place on the rope at any point is $59 and after you buy 2 of them and the balls and clips your costs are more than the $129 they are selling the adjust a anchor for.

                            http://www.mountaingear.com/pages/pr...tem/635000/N/0

                            39 here.
                            Originally posted by G-MONEY
                            It hurts me to say it but go OU but only for this weekend!!!!

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                              #29
                              http://cgi.ebay.com/PETZL-rope-ascen...QQcmdZViewItem

                              http://cgi.ebay.com/PETZL-rope-ascen...QQcmdZViewItem

                              http://www.karstsports.com/ascenders...FQlQWAodbwGtHQ

                              http://www.mtntools.com/cat/rclimb/a...ocascender.htm 27 bucks.

                              http://www.mtntools.com/cat/rclimb/a...anascender.htm 29 bucks
                              Originally posted by G-MONEY
                              It hurts me to say it but go OU but only for this weekend!!!!

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                                #30
                                so if they are under the swim platform, did tige make it so you could tow a tube from the ski pylon or what?
                                because on my 22v I tow from the rings cuz im scared it will rip out the pylon
                                Everything happens for a reason
                                I live my post whore life 30 seconds at a time

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