Bright orange jackstays, do they exist?

I bought some standard industrial webbing (slightly oversized), by the metre, from a hardcore hardware shop. I guess you can find them any colour or shape or size... and they are cheaper, since they are not branded "marine".

The only "trouble" is tying both ends, there are no loops...
 
This may help - or maybe not... Near where I was working for a time, there was a supplier of lifting slings, etc who made up the strops to your requirements (there is a special pattern to be sewn to ensure achieving the correct strength). You could choose the type of webbing and ends to be made or fitted and the price was a third of the equivalent strops at the builders merchants. Had some three tonne ratchet straps made up to use on the cradle to spread the load and support the acro legs. Try looking for lifting equipment in the Yellow Pages?

Rob.
 
I have my jackstays made up by my sailmaker.
Fluorescent Orange will suffer badly from UV fading, I would consider a less volatile choice.
 
Talulah said:
Wichard do quite a nice set. Not Orange though.
http://www.yachtingworld.com/blogs/elaine-bunting/529634/a-bright-idea
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I bought a set of these for my boat. I wanted the reflective strips so they can been seen at night. Brilliant bit of kit and easy to fit and take off at the end of the season.

The only place I found that sold them was here http://www.seamarknunn.com/acatalog/wichard-lyfsafe-reflective-jacklines-8-5m-6381.html

No connection, just very happy with them.
 
Captain Haddock said:
I bought a set of these for my boat. I wanted the reflective strips so they can been seen at night. Brilliant bit of kit and easy to fit and take off at the end of the season.

The only place I found that sold them was here http://www.seamarknunn.com/acatalog/wichard-lyfsafe-reflective-jacklines-8-5m-6381.html

No connection, just very happy with them.
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I've just put a order in for some reflective jackstays, thanks Captain Haddock and Talulah :) I didn't realise you could get reflective jackstays. I can definitely see the benefit (excuse the pun) :)

Thanks for all the replies. I'm not sure if non-marine webbing would have the UV resistant properties, given the importance I would rather not take the chance but thanks for the suggestions.

Fullcircle - Why would orange jackstays suffer more from UV damage than any other colour out of interest? Would you say the same about yellow jackstays?

Many Thanks

Tim
 
timmygobang said:
I've just put a order in for some reflective jackstays, thanks Captain Haddock and Talulah :) I didn't realise you could get reflective jackstays. I can definitely see the benefit (excuse the pun) :)

Thanks for all the replies. I'm not sure if non-marine webbing would have the UV resistant properties, given the importance I would rather not take the chance but thanks for the suggestions.

Fullcircle - Why would orange jackstays suffer more from UV damage than any other colour out of interest? Would you say the same about yellow jackstays?

Many Thanks

Tim
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Tim:

It is all about the chemical makeup of an object. The technical term for color fading is photodegradation. There are light absorbing color bodies called chromophores that are present in dyes. The color(s) we see are based upon these chemical bonds and the amount of light that is absorbed in a particular wavelength.

Ultraviolet rays can break down the chemical bonds and thus fade the color(s) in an object - it is a bleaching effect. Some objects may be more prone to fading, such as dyed textiles and watercolors. Other objects may reflect the light more, which makes them less prone to fade.



Its the rainbow (or light spectrum). So, in order of UV
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet

However, a more practical demonstration. Look at Red vans which are not washed - Dyno rod vans in Fluoro Orange fade very fast. They go white bloomed.
Or, look at the colour and flecking in your lines and halyards. Same applies.
I have just replaced my Yellow jackstays after 6 seasons - the new ones are a whole lot different.
 
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FullCircle said:
Tim:

Its the rainbow (or light spectrum). So, in order of UV
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet

However, a more practical demonstration. Look at Red vans which are not washed - Dyno rod vans in Fluoro Orange fade very fast. They go white bloomed.
Or, look at the colour and flecking in your lines and halyards. Same applies.
I have just replaced my Yellow jackstays after 6 seasons - the new ones are a whole lot different.
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I see, come to think of it I've seen some pretty washed out danbouys now you put it like that :)
 
IMHO, the most important thing is the safety factor. I had some made locally from woven nylon 1" tube with Spectra rope sewn inside. The ends were sewn into soft eyes, including the Spectra core.
The idea was that the Spectra way exceeded the SWL for Offshore Clearance, but the webbing made the Specta socially acceptable by stopping it from slipping underfoot, as well as making the lines visible.
However the NON NEGOTIABLE was the lashings at the end. They were fluorescent orange Dyneema cored cord, and we replaced them about every 9 months: as son as the cord got manky. I reason that if the lashings are lightly skanky, they will be worse-off than the protected Spectra under the flat webbing tube.
 
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