The Best Running Rigging Line for Your Boat

The Best Running Rigging Line for Your Boat | Fisheries Supply

Below, we help you navigate to the best line for your application by showing you how to calculate working loads for sheets and control lines.

What is everyone's favorite line for running rigging?

I like a single braid line for the main sheet, I have used Salsa line in the past but don't remember what I am using now. But it is a single ...

Selecting Line for Running Rigging - West Marine

Polyester double braid works great for frequently adjusted lines, like main and jib sheets, or moderately loaded control lines. It is very flexible and easy to ...

Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price?

Spec Dacron 3/8 diameter line and compare the prices. Choose a source that will deliver in a timely manner. I have bought line from WM when on ...

Running Rigging Recommendations - Sailing Anarchy Forums

There was a mix of lines on my boat when purchased. 14 mm halyard and a 10 mm sheet on main and vice versa on jib. It was like the PO just ...

Selecting Rope for Small Craft - by Joshua Colvin

This rope is sometimes referred to as “yacht braid” and it's a good all-round choice, offering excellent strength, abrasion and UV resistance, ...

Recommendation for running rigging lines | SailNet Community

Halyards should almost universally be high tech lines, to limit stretch. Sheets can depend on whether you're cruising or racing, with wide ...

Running Rigging Recommendations—Part 1

First off, the line we select should be double braid with a high-modulus core and polyester sheath. Don't even think about a high-modulus single ...

Lines, ropes, running rigging? - Cruisers & Sailing Forums

The Vectran splices are about double the cost of a yacht braid splice. My old rope to wires had 1/2 inch yacht braid and I prefer the thickness ...

How to Select Rope for Your Boat - Sailrite

Polyester: An excellent choice for applications where strength, low stretch and durability are important, as in most running rigging applications. Also, ...

Choosing line, and where to buy it? : r/sailing - Reddit

what boat? if it's older than the 90s they probably assumed dacron was the only choice for running rigging, and it's probably still what you ...

Sailboat Line & Rigging - Halyards, Sheets, & Control Line for Every ...

If you have a halyard that is getting hung up in your rig, stepping down 1-2mm might help the halyard run more efficiently. If you have a ...

Value Performance Running Rigging - Knot & Rope Supply

UPGRADE YOUR SAILING LINES. We offer Sta-Set ropes that are high strength, low stretch, extremely durable, yet still remain soft over time.

Testers Examine Running Rigging Options - Practical Sailor

Yales Yacht Braid, New England Ropes Sta-Set and Novabraid XLE were all high- quality polyester double braids. Each made the grade as an easy-to-handle general ...

Sailboat Rigging Lines - ROPE.com

If you're shopping for sailboat rigging lines, you need to check this out. Our collection of synthetic rope has the best prices on ...

Simple Ways to Optimize Running Rigging - Sailing World

Saving a little weight aloft is also key, so find a lightweight rope as well. It's a little against the norm, but for club racing boats that ...

Rope, rigging & deck gear: how to choose the right rope

For shorelines, many prefer polyester or really meaty polyprop because, the argument goes, you don't want them stretching to leave the boat ...

Running Rigging Rope Fibres and Construction Explained

Polyester is the go-to fibre for cruising control lines. Dyneema or Vectran have significantly increased strength and reduced stretch compared with polyester, ...

Running Rigging for Offshore Sailing - Pacific Cup

For a non-surfing boat plain dacron line may be ok for the spinnaker halyards but not for much else. The high tech fiber lines give the very best strength ...

Running Rigging Recommendations—Part 2

For halyards and reefing lines, we have found that 1/2″ (~12 mm) is the sweet spot—big enough to get a good grip on when hoisting, but small ...