Hi Ron,
"Gracie", a IOR vintage custom 45, has gone back
to wire & rope for jib halyards after too many
cover failures from slipping in the Spinlock clutches.
So if you go the high strength fibre route you
might need to factor in the cost of better clutches, such as Lewmar.
Cheers, Russ
Sweet, 35 mk-1
At 04:05 PM 20/07/2013, you wrote:
Group:
I am considering replacing my 7/16 low
stretch (NER) halyards for both main and Jib
with something that is no stretch
.
We raced last Wednesday in 22-25kts and both the
Main and Jib stretched so as to make the jib
trim really edgy. The Cunningham made up the
difference in the main, but we finally broke the
jib shackle and had to route a spare in a hurry
.
We recovered OK, but I think better halyards are in order.
The big problem is the sticker shock for
Dyneema or similar material
.. two halyards
using Dyneema SK90 estimated cost is near $1000.
Has anyone faced this issue and how did you
resolve it. Anyone have any suggestions on reasonable priced high tech line?
Thanks, Ron C.
Impromptu
C&C 38MKIIC
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