My boat has a split backstay with an adjuster that is pulled down with block
and tackle to pinch the split and increase tension (Is there a nautical name I
should know?). My boat was splashed today and the yard crew complained for the
second year about the difficulty reattaching the backstay.
Hi Charlie,
I've made a similar repair you suggest many times on halyard covers
that gets loaded too much and parts when the clutch slips. My
stitching simply runs parallel to the core and circumferential around
the joint of the cover (right angle to the break). I half hitch
regularly so a
I just did this. I brought the lines home that were easy to remove, and
took a big bin out to the boat for the tails of the ones that were going to
be a pain in the butt to remove.
Every two or three years I will run messengers and bring all the lines
home.
Anyhow...filled the bin with water and a
I recently sent a line to a rigging shop to address a fraying outer cover (due
to a mast exit plate). The rigging shop burned the frayed area and sent it
back.
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I would normally buy a new line but sometimes I try an "economical" solution.
I had same issue with a spin halyard. I covered it with some heat shrink that,
as I recall, I got from apsltd.com for line ends. It was pink. That was 5-7
years ago. Still holding.
Dennis C.
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Thanks Kevin for the information, sounds like a better setup than what is on my
boat now. I also agree that inland rivers and water ways are not for dumping.
I'm not sure how often mine will be used, which is also a concern. Is there a
possibility of them seizing up if they are not used for a
Endura Braid is what is referred to in the industry as a “core dependent” line.
As such, the cover is just protection for the core and serves little in the
overall strength of the rope. But understand that if the cover yarns were
“split” (I don’t know what that means other than they were cut
One of my jib sheets' cover split during my last racing adventure--of course a
little too far from either end to just cut or reverse the line. The line is
3/8" Endura braid with a dyneema core which is fine--and at 10,000 lbs breaking
strength should stay fine!
I have some experience in
Edd,
Most commonly sold halyards and control lines are either polyester double
braid or some type of high modulus core (Spectra, Vectran, Dyneema, etc).
The cover yarns are almost always made of polyester and that material isn't
much different than what is found on cross cut cruising sails
