Hi,
The reason I got the 9/16" vectran was because it was cheaper to get one 600 foot roll of one size than to get shorter lengths in various sizes. The 9/16" covers the strength I need in the bowsprit/ jibboom rigging. It is only 11lbs per 100 feet, so I still will lose a lot of weight aloft in the topmast rigging. (I have also swithched from making solid topmasts, yardarms, and gaffs to hollow ones).
What would be a good way to avoid torque when serving vectran?
I'll contact the manufacturers of the wire and vectran to determine what tension bar taut is.
Also, I am thinking about iron strops on both upper and lower deadeyes. The shrouds can have poured spelter socket terminals to attach to iron strop. The 5/8" 1x19 is rather stiff and this seems to be a tidier and more practical method.
No experience in serving a rig... yet. Still need to get a serving mallet.
I am learning as I go.
This is why I would like to figure out ahead of time what sort of preperation I need.
It seems that it would be best to cut each piece so I am working with shorter lengths.
Would it work to stretch the wire taut, serve, then install?
The principal reason for this post is to figure out whether I should leave the wire rope and vectran on their spools til I get to port townsend or, get started on it on Orcas.
I have the space to stretch the wire here. Is there a practical location to anchor the material and serve in port townsend?
Thank you,
Jim
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