Options
Hello,
I will get to Spectra in a moment, but first, some other options. Staying with rod is the first, and though the rod is expensive, it might not require different tangs and/or spreader fittings, and anything else might, so the overall cost might even be less than for other options, plus performance will be very good. Worth looking into.
Next, compact strand performs nearly as well as rod, and you can either swage it or apply Hayn terminals or the like. You will probably need new tangs and spreader fittings.
1x19 is sort of an option, but one that would do significant harm to the performance of this boat -- too elastic.
As for Spectra, even with tang and spreader alterations it will be significantly cheaper than rod, and probably cheaper than compact strand. Performance will better even than rod, because of the reduced weight and comparable inelasticity. Colligo has rigged almost a thousand boats with this stuff so far, so it is well past the experimental stage, but the process is tricky enough that a DIY approach is not recommended without some training.
One thing I would recommend is to use New England's HSR instead of Dux; good prices, at least equal performance.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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