8 Feb 2012 #21 Seajet ... Joined 23 Sep 2010 Messages 29,177 Location West Sussex / Hants Visit site If we're talking of a TL in primary use, surely when sailing one wants it slack, so stretchy or not is irrelvant.
If we're talking of a TL in primary use, surely when sailing one wants it slack, so stretchy or not is irrelvant.
8 Feb 2012 #22 wklein Well-Known Member Joined 28 Sep 2010 Messages 581 Location Dartmouth, Devon Visit site Seajet said: If we're talking of a TL in primary use, surely when sailing one wants it slack, so stretchy or not is irrelvant. Click to expand... Well there is a limited amount if slack one can have in a topping lift without it getting into mischief, dyneema will (does) give you a very narrow window of acceptable slack.
Seajet said: If we're talking of a TL in primary use, surely when sailing one wants it slack, so stretchy or not is irrelvant. Click to expand... Well there is a limited amount if slack one can have in a topping lift without it getting into mischief, dyneema will (does) give you a very narrow window of acceptable slack.
8 Feb 2012 #23 Seajet ... Joined 23 Sep 2010 Messages 29,177 Location West Sussex / Hants Visit site OK, the boats I've sailed must be somehow less mischievous.
9 Feb 2012 #24 FullCircle Well-Known Member Joined 19 Nov 2003 Messages 28,223 Visit site 10mm Liros B 0n B on Full Circle, and has been used for both jobs. Main and Man. Double up with a safety halyard such as spinnaker or genoa.
10mm Liros B 0n B on Full Circle, and has been used for both jobs. Main and Man. Double up with a safety halyard such as spinnaker or genoa.