Why not Spectra ?

[Brion Toss]

Hello,
We are currently working on a set of Vectran shrouds for a good-sized gaff schooner (carbon fiber spars, bronze deadeyes. Interesting project). It occurred to us that HM soft eyes would have a problem with compression ó these are very tight eyes, stacked ó so we made up wire grommetes, and spliced Vectran eyes to them, via linkplates. The linkplates also allow for easy replacement of damaged pieces.
Joe, I'd understood that "creep" would occur over time, regardless of how Spectra was preloaded; have you found otherwise? And Kevlar makes for great standing rigging; the reason your friend can get it so cheap is that it makes such lousy (fatigue-vulnerable) running rigging.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss