TF,
Not to be argumentative or a Nasty A**..
But do you really put a Main Halyard under 1000 pounds of load ? (StaSet
specs say Over 3000 lbs tensile)
How do you do that ?
I doubt if I can get more than half that.
I'd really like to know..
So say....IF...at 1.5 % under 15% percent tensile.. wouldn't StaSet have a
lot less stretch ?
Is good ?
Ralph
" Oblio"
Gresham OR
----- Original Message -----
From: "tim ford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Main halyard replacement
While I do agree Sta-Set is perfectly adequate, I wouldn't recommend it
for approx. 30+ feet of
halyard hoist, even if I were just cruising the boat. The percent of
elongation with Sta Set is
(I think) about 3.6 percent under a 30% tensile strength load....that
translates into 13 - 14 inches of
stretch, even more when the main is reefed. So, every time the sail loads
up in a puff the draft goes
aft, the sail becomes more powerful and you have less control of the boat
when you need it most.
Drop your halyard 12 inches one day when it's blowing 20+ and see what it
does to your main's shape
and your helm's feel...you might feel differently about Sta-Set after
that.
I just sayin' is all...
tf
line fascist
