Uv stable bungee - does it work?

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It does not seem expensive - why not try it and let us know. The fluor yellow looks very different - but we are not into fashion statements though it might be really useful in the dark.

We use bungee a lot and find it last 2-3 years. Nothing special - just black rubber covered with a black cover. It comes from China and has no claims to UV resistance.

We use very short lengths to tidy up halyards and sheets, where others use soft shackles, but to tension lines and reduce snagging - bungee has no competition.....

https://www.practical-sailor.com/issues/37_40/features/DIY-Rigging-Hacks_11371-1.html

Jonathan
 
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Neeves said:
It does not seem expensive - why not try it and let us know. The fluor yellow looks very different - but we are not into fashion statements though it might be really useful in the dark.

We use bungee a lot and find it last 2-3 years. Nothing special - just black rubber covered with a black cover. It comes from China and has no claims to UV resistance.

We use very short lengths to tidy up halyards and sheets, where others use soft shackles, but to tension lines and reduce snagging - bungee has no competition.....

https://www.practical-sailor.com/issues/37_40/features/DIY-Rigging-Hacks_11371-1.html

Jonathan
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I have a bunch of samples on my roof (tensioned on a rack) and more on the boat.

The only ones I have found to be durable are Davis Shockles. Many years. But they are $$$,
 
thinwater said:
I have a bunch of samples on my roof (tensioned on a rack) and more on the boat.

The only ones I have found to be durable are Davis Shockles. Many years. But they are $$$,
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I have not seen them, Davis Shockles, here in Oz and I wonder if they are available in the UK. I've not kept upto date with them, I looked a few years ago and they were 'beefy' bungee - do they make thin cord as well? They made an anchor Shockle - which, as you imply, was very expensive for what it did (a decent length of nylon rope, lets call it a snubber :), was cheaper and better).

Jonathan
 
Neeves said:
I have not seen them, Davis Shockles, here in Oz and I wonder if they are available in the UK. I've not kept upto date with them, I looked a few years ago and they were 'beefy' bungee - do they make thin cord as well? They made an anchor Shockle - which, as you imply, was very expensive for what it did (a decent length of nylon rope, lets call it a snubber :), was cheaper and better).

Jonathan
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Yes, they make lighter ones. I suppose you could make your own with hollow webbing. It is the webbing that makes the difference. The other thing is that they use good quality SS carabiners or shackles instead of wire hooks, and the webbing is sewn such that they are high strength even after the elastic goes. Kind of like a safety tether. You can use them for things you would never trust a bungee cord with because of the carabiners and because they webbing.

I'm not a big fan of the anchor application, although I have found industrial application (snubbing large floating mixers) they work for.
 
thinwater said:
Yes, they make lighter ones. I suppose you could make your own with hollow webbing. It is the webbing that makes the difference. The other thing is that they use good quality SS carabiners or shackles instead of wire hooks, and the webbing is sewn such that they are high strength even after the elastic goes. Kind of like a safety tether. You can use them for things you would never trust a bungee cord with because of the carabiners and because they webbing.

I'm not a big fan of the anchor application, although I have found industrial application (snubbing large floating mixers) they work for.
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Interesting point that I had overlooked. Much bungy you can stretch forever - I wonder if early failure is caused by UV exposure or simply overstretching - have you, can you, include some super stretched bungy on your roof :)

Jonathan
 
Neeves said:
Interesting point that I had overlooked. Much bungy you can stretch forever - I wonder if early failure is caused by UV exposure or simply overstretching - have you, can you, include some super stretched bungy on your roof :)

Jonathan
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Yes, there is some no-cover urethane bungee in the test.

Some of the covered Davis bungees on my boat are at the 3 year mark and are still like new. The cheap stuff often fails in one season.
 
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LadyInBed said:
Wow! Good service, ordered yesterday afternoon, arrived this morning. Sheath is a tight close weave and bungee feels to have a high stretch resistance.
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Yeah, feels OK. :cool:
Price not that bad, that should be enough to last for a while taming the halyard coils at the mast and keeping the mozzie nets on the hatches plus all the hundred and one other little uses. Hopefully lasting for a good while.
 
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