Genoa sheets - best type of

[sarabande]

I have two pre-owned genoa sheets, braid on fibre core.

They are not working as I expect sheets to behave, and seem to take a "set" (curve or bend) when released from the self-tailing winches. It could be that the braid is pinching the core. They also feel hard and unpliant.

I am quite happy to move them to the mooring locker, but need to find fairly quickly some decent sheets which are soft to the hands. What rope do people like for a cruising role please ?

 

[sailorman]

Braid on Braid is not a mooring warp for a real sailor
try the washing machine on a cool wash + fabric softener

 

[earlybird]

Matt braid is very nice to handle. Available from Jimmy Green and others.

 

[PaulRainbow]

Mine are 14mm braid on braid, nice to handle and show none of the characteristics you describe.

 

[geem]

Braid on Braid is not a mooring warp for a real sailor
try the washing machine on a cool wash + fabric softener

+1 in my experience washing the salt out and use of fabric softener can make a huge difference to rigid genoa sheets.

 

[William_H]

+1 in my experience washing the salt out and use of fabric softener can make a huge difference to rigid genoa sheets.

+1 just soak them in a bucket of detergent and fresh water. If you still don't like them then have new ones. Polyester braid on braid ina suitable size. olewill

 

[Stemar]

I agree with Sailorman. Old sheets have no place in the mooring line locker - they have no elasticity, so will snatch horribly. At best, an uncomfortable night alongside, at worst, a broken line or a cleat pulled out. If washing 'em doesn't give a new lease of life, bin 'em.

 

[pandroid]

I don't think braid on braid make very good sheets - halyards maybe.
For sheets we prefer 16 plait Matt.

 

[sailorman]

I don't think braid on braid make very good sheets - halyards maybe.
For sheets we prefer 16 plait Matt.

And what pray is 16mm plait

 

[johnalison]

We weren't very successful with matt sheets. They seemed prone to abrasion so now ours are nice and shiny, main and jib.

 

[cagey]

Evening Tim
Slight drift, for a while now I've put different size sheets to help differentiate between p &s when it's dark or I'm busy doing all the other things you have to do when single handing.
Happies
K