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What is a trailing warp line

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Rob McIntyre
LAVAL, Canada
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What is a trailing warp line
Posted 2015, Sep 07 14:04
I do not understand what this is and what it should look like.
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Grant Headifen
Austin, TX, USA
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Reply 2015, Sep 12 17:35
A warp line is basically anything you drag behind the boat to slow its speed. It is better to use something heavy so that it sinks rather than skips across the top of the water. Some people will use the anchor and it's chain or just the chain itself. You can make it into a loop from one side of the boat out and then back to the other side so that it has greater drag.
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Rob McIntyre
LAVAL, Canada
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Reply 2015, Sep 13 13:04
Thank you for your explanation and help.
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Steven Kinkead
Escondido, CA, USA
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Reply 2020, Nov 01 22:12
Warping a boat is guiding it with lines. A warp is a line trailed off the boat for this purpose.
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