Cordage

[benz]

I've been trying to reply for some time now, but got delayed by a temporary inability to log in. I used 1/2" Wellington three-strand as dock lines on my last boat, and found it to stiffen up pretty quickly. It didn't seem any more prone to chafe than other three-strand, but tying knots in it became difficult because of the stiffness. And it would creak. Perhaps with time and much use it would supple-up again; I don't know. If it's for a critical, much used application (such as anchoring), I'd be inclined toward Samson (my favorite), New England Ropes, or some such higher-end brand. If it's for a warp to tow in a gale and maybe to throw out an extra anchor from time to time and maybe kedge off a mudbank here and there, it's probably fine.
Ben