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On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 10:44 AM, Neil Andersen via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Dumb question, what is a “class 2 core to core splice”? Can you provide > a link on how to do one? > > Neil > 1982 C&C 32 FoxFire > Rock Hall, MD > > Neil Andersen > 20691 Jamieson Rd > Rock Hall, MD 21661 > ------------------------------ > *From:* CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of Chuck > Gilchrest via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Monday, May 14, 2018 10:40:02 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Chuck Gilchrest > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Time for new halyard... Recommendations? > > Full disclosure, I work for a Canadian rope company called Novabraid. > You’re on the right track with a “hybrid” or mid tech line for low stretch > at a reasonable cost. New England’s VPC product is great for halyards as > is Samson MLX and Novabraid Argus. All will require a class 2 core to core > splice at the top shackle. I’ve found VPC and Argus to hold best in > clutches due to a somewhat more robust cover than MLX. StaSet X always > seemed very stiff to me but it is a step or two cheaper by the foot. While > you don’t race, having a few less pounds at the mast isn’t a bad thing when > trying to keep the boat from heeling excessively and 100% polyester lines > are heavy in comparison. > Chuck Gilchrest > S/V Half Magic > 1983 35 Landfall > Padanaram, MA > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 14, 2018, at 8:47 AM, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hello all, > > We have a 1994 C&C 37/40+. We've owned the boat for about a year. The > halyards are badly faded from the sun, and we noticed an area where the > core is showing at the eye splice around the shackles. The current > halyards are Sta-Set X. > > We don't race, so super high-tech line is unnecessary, but that doesn't > mean I want have to re-tension the halyards when I'm sailing, either. > > On my last boat (a C&C 27 MKIII), I tried the Sta-Set X 15 years ago or > so, and didn't like the feel, and I think I remember the line slipping in > the clutches as well. That has not been the case on this boat, but the > line is old... > > I've seen some recommendations for NE Ropes VPC. > > What do you recommend for halyards and why? > > Thanks! > > Bruce Whitmore > 1994 C&C 37/40+ "Astralis" > Madeira Beach, FL 34677 > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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