Best Way to Clean Docklines?

[Tom A.]

Ok Guys, I searched the threads and couldn't find any info.
My lines are fairly new and in great shape, just got a bit of mildew and that great odor that goes with it. I am under the impression that I can just throw them in the washing machine (perhaps in a mesh bag) on gentle with laundry detergent. Then into the dryer with fabric softener.
Any thoughts?

[Airpacker]

put them in the washing machine on "gentle" cycle, use fabric softner but do not put them in the dryer. Makes one heck of a giant knot. Hang them to dry and they'll be good as new.

[imco offshore]

well Tom i cheated and thru mine in the swimming pool for three days, they came out clean,and soft,,good luck,!

[mbam]

If using the washer do 1 at a time!

I learned the hard way

Actually that mesh bag sounds good, 1 per bag should do it.

[Chris]

Oxyclean.

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Add a cap full of bleach to a bucket of water. Soak. Force the water from every inch of the lines before hanging to dry.

[Expensive Date]

I just soaked mine in soap and water.Then spay then with the hose as you pull them out.Let the water blast of any remaining dirt.

[Scarab KV]

I just soaked mine in soap and water.Then spay then with the hose as you pull them out.Let the water blast of any remaining dirt.

Works good for me.

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

It really doesn't matter how well you clean them if you don't get them dry after.

[Expensive Date]

True I let mine hang for a week before I put them away for winter.

[Scarab KV]

I drape mine in the garage for a few days

[BBB725]

I drape mine in the garage for a few days

When's the last time you actually used your on a boat?

[Scarab KV]

When's the last time you actually used your on a boat?

[Jesse James]

I have always used a pillow case in the wash machine........I have also been wondering about the dishwasher...it works for hats.....just lay the rope around the top rack?

[Jassman]

Oxyclean.

Billy....I CANT HERE YOU.

[hotjava66]

stuff called stain solver works great, and on anything you can think of. its oxygen bleach like oxyclean but stronger. just soak in it for a few hours. i got a pail of it this year and use it on lots of stuff, very impressed

[betty]

If you use the dock lines year round it doesnt matter

[ChiefApache]

I put mine in a laundry bag in the washer on gentle. We air dry them. They come out great all the time.

[Knot 4 Me]

Bucket of warm water with some simple green and a small amount of bleach. Rinse thoroughly and hang to dry.

[MarylandMark]

Pressure washer at 100-120 PSI from a safe enough distance not to fray them. Then put them in the dryer for a really long time but medium heat with some dryer sheets. They were tangled but easy to untangle because they were so soft and then hung them til Spring.