cover failure on spectra core.
I have had two instances of polyester cover failing (big scary bang) on spectra core. One a reef line for the main, another a main halyard. They failed at the clutch, natch. Once the cover goes, you are done for the day,even though the core may still be ok.
I have started treating the cover at the clutch with Spinlock 25, and that seems to help some. I have thought of buying that fancy separate cover, but it is way spendy.
But then I starting thinking-- isn't this whole idea (putting a stretchy polyester cover on a low stretch, slick spectra core) kinda stupid? Isn't the cover always going to pop long before the core? I was thinking, is there any way to lock the cover and core together? Glue, sewing of some kind? Sort of the Paralock idea, but something you can do after making up the halyard, so that you can still use the handy dandy brummel tuck.
Anybody working on a DIY approach? Hm. Maybe I'll see if Frank Schattauer is willing to run the tail of my next main halyard through his sewing machine with a bunch of v92 about 6 times, and then dip the whole thing in RP 25.
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