Synthetic standing rigging anyone?

Synthetic Standing Rigging anyone? - EricsonYachts.org

Rope rigging is lighter than steel cable. Rope rigging is stronger than steel cable. Rope rigging shows wear (via furry rough outer sleeves) more obviously.

Synthetic standing rigging in a cruiser? | SailNet Community

-Since standing rigging is sized for stretch, -----Dyneema generally ends up with a higher breaking strength. -Easier to cut away the rig if the ...

Synthetic standing rigging on a small boat - Cruisers & Sailing Forums

Many boats, cruisers and racers, run synthetic rigging with great success and manage these issues just fine. Creep - I won't go into a long ...

Installing Synthetic Standing Rigging - Sail Magazine

The owner, John Franta, was incredibly helpful. He's an industry veteran and someone who has dedicated his life to promoting the use of Dyneema ...

Synthetic standing rigging conversion - Sailing Anarchy Forums

I paid someone to do a few, but since then, I've done all. Splicing single braid dyneema is not hard. Youtube videos are important to get a hang ...

Synthetic standing rigging anyone? - TheBeachcats.com

Using the dyneema, at a minimum heat treated SK78, but better is heat treated SK99 (super pre-stretched are usual marketing terms) and you have ...

Synthetic Standing Rigging. Why Not? - Latitude38

An article by the International Institute of Marine Surveying states, “The impressive tensile properties of these fibers make them ideal for ...

Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 | Sailboat Owners Forums

Use heat-treated fibers like SK99 and DM20, which have much lower creep. · Upsize from your default rigging size, so the standing rigging sits at a lower ...

Why Dyneema standing rigging? - Sustainable Sailing

[Update] I have written a lot about Dyneema standing rigging so I now have a guide to it all in: Dyneema / Synthetic Rigging Summary[End ...

What do y'all think of Dyneema synthetic line for standing rigging?

Inspect it regularly, including going aloft. It's extra important to know how it's doing up there with dyneema, which as someone else commented ...

Synthetic standing rigging on a CS36T - Csoa - Groups.io

Synthetic standing rigging on a CS36T. #rigging #cs36t · Strength: it should never break including with degradation, fatigue, etc. · From a life ...

Synthetic Standing Rigging anyone? | Page 2 - EricsonYachts.org

If done again, I would cover the shrouds from the turnbuckles up six feet or so. Maybe even to the first spreaders.

Standing rigging replacement. Synthetic rigging | Boat Design Net

Hi, sorry if I post on the wrong thread, and its possible that a thread is already in progress concerning this. Does anyone have any input ...

Synthetic Standing Rigging | Sailboat Owners Forums

Since the best of exotic synthetics have three times the elongation under stress than 'wire' you will have to compensate by increased (3X) ...

Synthetic Standing Rigging — Alternative Lifestyle - Rigging Doctor

After 6 years of sailing, our synthetic standing rigging has suffered no major chafing or damage, but our synthetic lifelines have! Everyone always worries ...

Synthetic Fiber Rigging - Small Boats Magazine

For small boats with standing rigging, steel was once the only choice, and it had to be ordered from a rigging shop with its fittings installed.

DYNEEMA [Part 4]: Installing Synthetic Standing Rigging - YouTube

Synthetic standing rigging has so many advantages, one of them is how easy it is to install! In this episode, I will show you how to install ...

Synthetic Rigging Conversion

Throughout history, rope was used as standing rigging, tensioned with deadeyes and lashings. The concept of steel and turnbuckles is a very ...

Is synthetic rigging on a small sailboat a good idea? : r/sailing - Reddit

... standing rigging. I think synthetic is pretty impressive, seems like it has a lot of advantages. Is anyone selling ready-made rigging made ...

UV proof synthetic standing rigging for mast stays. - Boat Design Net

Almost any other synthetic fiber would make better standing rigging. Dyneema is very reasonably priced and extremely easy to splice eyes into. It will survive ...