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Re: Deck line materials

Posted By: Brian Nystrom
Date: Friday, 8 March 2002, at 3:08 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Deck line materials (Brianne Corbett)

: Brian...

: BoatUS has Vectran from 1/8"-1/2". The Yale Vectrus Single Braid
: 1/4" ($1.64 ft.) has got a breaking strength of 8,000 lbs. That is
: unbelievable. My carabiners break at 5,000 lbs. A better choice for
: boating would be Yale Crystalene where the 1/4" cord has a 5,000 lb
: break strength. This has a urethane coated core of Vectran and a braided
: polyester sheath. Very strong stuff but expensive at 1/4" @ $1.48 ft.

: Yale Pulse spoolettes have about 50' of cord... Spectra Core with polyester
: braid. Good convenient length... 5/32" teal colored (which I use on
: my rudder) breaks at 1,400 lbs. The cost per spool is $18.49.

: Another real strong one is Yale Aracom T which has a Technora core. This
: stuff is similar to Kevlar. The 1/4" cord breaks at 6,800 lbs. and
: costs $1.16 ft.

: As a reference, 1/4" braided polyester breaks at 1,600 lbs and costs
: $.59 ft.

Thanks for the info. Brianne. Vectran is interesting material and incredibly strong, but I have to think that it's serious overkill for deck line use. There doesn't seem to be any advantage to using line with a breaking strength of 5000-8000 pounds, when our decks and/or deck fittings will fail under a load of a few hundred pounds. That's why I use braided polyester; it's still probably at least four times as strong as the deck fittings on my boats. BTW, that braided polyester price seems awfully high. I just bought 100' of 1/4" black braided poly for $20 at a local kayak shop.

Messages In This Thread

Unsafe perimeter lines
Ben Staley -- Monday, 4 March 2002, at 12:50 p.m.

Re: Thanks for the good beta, Ben *NM*
Shawn Baker -- Monday, 4 March 2002, at 1:13 p.m.

Re: Unsafe perimeter lines
Tim Mattson -- Monday, 4 March 2002, at 2:03 p.m.

Re: Unsafe perimeter lines
dan -- Monday, 4 March 2002, at 3:07 p.m.

Re: Unsafe perimeter lines
Jed -- Monday, 4 March 2002, at 3:09 p.m.

Re: Unsafe perimeter lines
LeeG -- Monday, 4 March 2002, at 4:28 p.m.

Re: Unsafe perimeter lines
Tim Mattson -- Monday, 4 March 2002, at 6:16 p.m.

Re: Unsafe perimeter lines
Jed -- Monday, 4 March 2002, at 7:04 p.m.

Re: Unsafe perimeter lines
Shawn Baker -- Monday, 4 March 2002, at 10:34 p.m.

Re: Unsafe perimeter lines
LeeG -- Monday, 4 March 2002, at 10:42 p.m.

Re: Unsafe perimeter lines
Brian Nystrom -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 11:12 a.m.

Safer rigging
Brianne Corbett -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 6:13 p.m.

Re: Safer rigging
Brian Nystrom -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 6:25 p.m.

Question for the Day
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 7:06 p.m.

Re: Question for the Day
Brianne Corbett -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 9:12 p.m.

Re: Question for the Day
Shawn Baker -- Wednesday, 6 March 2002, at 10:34 a.m.

Re: Question for the Day
Brian Nystrom -- Wednesday, 6 March 2002, at 1:10 p.m.

Re: Question for the Day
LeeG -- Thursday, 7 March 2002, at 7:15 a.m.

Re: Question for the Day
Brian Nystrom -- Thursday, 7 March 2002, at 12:48 p.m.

Re: Question for the Day
LeeG -- Thursday, 7 March 2002, at 4:42 p.m.

Re: Question for the Day
Brian Nystrom -- Wednesday, 6 March 2002, at 1:08 p.m.

Deck line materials
Brian Nystrom -- Wednesday, 6 March 2002, at 1:02 p.m.

Re: Deck line materials
Brianne Corbett -- Friday, 8 March 2002, at 7:50 a.m.

Re: Deck line materials
Brian Nystrom -- Friday, 8 March 2002, at 3:08 p.m.

I have one boat with and one without...
Craig Mackinnon -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 9:00 a.m.

Make that "taut" perimeter deck lines...
Craig Mackinnon -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 9:16 a.m.

Re:perimeter lines; rethinking rigging
Ben Staley -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 10:48 a.m.

Does the boat have sheer clamps?
Brian Nystrom -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 11:31 a.m.

Re: Does the boat have sheer clamps? *Pic*
Ben Staley -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 12:02 p.m.

deck lines
risto -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 12:41 p.m.

Re: deck lines
Brian Nystrom -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 5:23 p.m.

Re: deck lines
risto -- Thursday, 7 March 2002, at 5:02 a.m.

In defense of a good "Cat FIght"
Jed -- Thursday, 7 March 2002, at 7:32 a.m.

Fanning the flames, eh Jed?
Brian Nystrom -- Thursday, 7 March 2002, at 12:35 p.m.

OOPS!!! I didn't realize this was tongue in cheek
Brian Nystrom -- Thursday, 7 March 2002, at 2:05 p.m.

Re: deck lines
Brian Nystrom -- Thursday, 7 March 2002, at 7:37 a.m.

Re: deck lines
risto -- Thursday, 7 March 2002, at 12:31 p.m.

Re:perimeter lines: recessed rigging
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 2:01 p.m.

Re:perimeter lines: recessed rigging
Jed -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 2:32 p.m.

A suggestion
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 4 March 2002, at 5:52 p.m.

Unsafe perimeter lines
dan -- Monday, 4 March 2002, at 7:35 p.m.

YOU are the man..........!!!!
Bruce S. -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 1:11 a.m.

Yeah, way to stay with it...
Craig Mackinnon -- Tuesday, 5 March 2002, at 8:47 a.m.

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