Can Polysteel 3 strand rope be used for mooring/anchoring?

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My unenlightened brethren above ca be thus endowed.
it is a high breaking strain 3 strand poly designed primarily I think for the fishing and aquaculture industry.

For instance a 16mm 3st normal poly rope is 5000lb approx breaking, yet teh Polysteel seems to be 10000.

Given that it is a higher breaking strain, I am interested if it still has the stretch that makes my anchoring so creak/jerk free.

Phew.

So, is anyone using it?
 
http://www.polysteel.ca/index2.php?menu=marine#

http://www.polysteel.ca/spec_sheets.php

Have seen it used ... much more resistant to wear & tear, but be aware that youmay have to reduce your diameter to retain the flex in the rope, which brings you back to zero on the breaking strength, but should have better wear & tear properties ... particularly good if there is a fair bit of movement in your harbour during the winter and abrasive cleats on pontoons...
 
This is the stuff which Gaelforce use to make up their mooring systems .Bought one some five years ago. Found it to be very good with the polysteel rope riser showing no wear and, obviously no corrosion. Only thing you have to watch out for is a build-up of mussels on the riser which can drag your mooring buoy under.
 
Polysteel rope was originally developed in Canada for the commercial fishing industry. It is similar to yellow monofilament polypropylene rope in that it floats however Polysteel is much stronger and far more resistant to UV and abrasion degradation. It is three strand and can be easily spliced but you should use at least 9 tucks. In the high north and southern latitudes cruisers use this type of rope almost exclusively for shore lines because as it floats it is less likely to get fouled under ice floes or in kelp forests.
 
If it 'floats', has a specific gravity less than 1.0 ( remember seawater is greater than 1 anyway) , would a polysteel anchor rode take on an inverted catenary?
Yes the ebay price looks good enough to have a cob of it in the forepeak. No, there is not a 'V' berth in a good forepeak, perhaps just 'the bucket'.
 
Polysteel/seasteel multiplait keeps most fish farms where they are.
Just high abrasive resistant poly rope.
I use 30mm multiplait as a riser off my concrete block and 3 strand as mooring warp.It has a breaking strain of about 12 tons so I could lift my boat with it!
 
FullCircle said:
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We're on sand and mud here, no rocks to chafe and most risers are polysteel, much better and stronger than chain for riser and quieter. I replaced a 3 strand riser this week with 36mm octoplait polysteel (that was fun splicing thimbles in!), the old one had lasted 9 years and still looked in excellent condition but felt it time to replace and play safe. Also replacing the ground chain with 22mm grade 40 (Italian not Chinese), existing chain is maybe 30% worn in places.
 
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