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![]() Ahoy the second Mark,
You can absolutely use soft eyes looped around the mast with your aluminum poles--I've done so with mine, for lowers, caps and running backstays, and it works perfectly. It is cheaper and lighter than a welded tang, shackle and thimble. You can leather the eye for best protection. Ben |
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![]() Hello,
We have rigged numerous boats with Spectra/Dyneema, both traditional and modern. It can be readily served; we parcel with friction tape, both to provide a slightly adhesive bedding for the service, and to provide one more sunlight barrier. Of course, the service isn't needed to prevent corrosion of other types. We mostly use HSR, but Vectran is excellent, if you can keep the sun off. Braided covers are also available, though hard to find in this country at the moment. Re the schooner, you are very, very liable to creep issues, as preventing those requires that you have a lower relative working load than with wire. So I am hoping that the wire was way stronger than it needed to be... And yes, The new Apprentice] has a lot of information about HM rigging. Fair leads, Brion Toss |
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I'm thinking you could use an electrical cabling cover braid. Lots of suppliers and different materials available. Couple links below for example. Cheers, Mark https://www.glenair.com/braid/b.htm http://canada.newark.com/alpha-wire/...2mm/dp/86K8699 Last edited by movenden : 03-03-2017 at 06:56 PM. |
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![]() Hello,
As I understand it, braided cabling covers are how braided rope got its start. And you can get a variety of cover-only ropes suitable for covering HM cores. The trouble is that you have to get the core into the cover, instead of having a machine do the job while the rope is being made. Fair leads, Brion Toss |
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