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Re: quick main haylard recomendation
[Re: whitedolphin]
#11508
04/11/11 01:58 PM
04/11/11 01:58 PM
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,668 Portsmouth, RI
Rhapsody #348
Past J/30 Class President
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Past J/30 Class President
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Posts: 2,668
Portsmouth, RI
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Fairly inexpensive but good low stretch performance for a halyard is New England Ropes Sta Set X - this is a parallel core design. Not good for sheets because it isn't real flexible, but very good for a halyard.
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Re: quick main haylard recomendation
[Re: Rhapsody #348]
#11537
04/13/11 02:00 AM
04/13/11 02:00 AM
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Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 111 Bellevue, WA, USA
R II
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I am using 7/16 Samson Valadator with the cover stripped off from a few feet in front of the clutch up to the shackle. 16,500 pound test. It has been used for 5 years now and shows no wear. Even using the old wire sheeves. 103 feet total. FWIW
AC
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Re: quick main haylard recomendation
[Re: whitedolphin]
#12640
11/12/11 08:44 PM
11/12/11 08:44 PM
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 1,234 Newport and Naples
Cap'n Vic
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Newport and Naples
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After talking to a few folks I think I'm going to stick with VPC - its not that much more than StaSet X.
Looks like I have to go with 10mm (which is a bit larger than actual 3/8) unless I want to switch out clutch parts. Hopefully the extra size is not a problem.
The site says main halyard length is 102' - anyone know if this includes the line to get back to cockpit? We just switched to VPC basically because I needed a solid red for main halyard and staysetx didn't have it. But I am liking it better ... it is way prettier ... the 10 mm may be a bit fluffier but seems an ideal size for the main halyard. we did 100 ft, but I would have liked the extra 2. price re ebay was 100 ft. $126 free shipping and no tax.
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Re: quick main haylard recomendation
[Re: Bob Rude]
#13518
05/13/12 09:18 PM
05/13/12 09:18 PM
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,668 Portsmouth, RI
Rhapsody #348
Past J/30 Class President
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Past J/30 Class President
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,668
Portsmouth, RI
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Rhapsody was out yesterday in winds 20 plus for a pleasure sail with our friends down the dock in a J/92s out too... so I guess since two boats were out we were racing. Rhapsody had better point and boat speed against a boat that owes 46 seconds a mile! We had the halyard up pretty tight, and about 4 minutes after asking for more Cunningham, the halyard let go. This happened right at the sheaves in the mast crane, just above the shackle. The halyard was 3/8" VPC with a stripped cover that I got from Layline in August 2008. I decided this time to go with 10MM (3/8") Endura Braid, and am not stripping the cover. I think the wear benefit isn't worth the reduction in weight aloft. Went up the mast 3 times today on a Hunter 34 and swung over to Rhapsody with a bicycle chain and fishing line to drop a new messenger line. I bought 103 ft of Green Endura Braid since that is all the local West Marine had on a spool large enough to get the length needed. At least they matched the online price I found of $2 per foot. I did an eye splice and used the Wichard shackle from the old halyard. Breaking strength Comparison for 3/8" line: VPC - 6,500 Endura Braid - 11,000 Elongation: VPC - up to 0.8% Endura Braid - up to 0.3% Weight per 100 feet: VPC - 3.9 lbs Endura Braid - 4.5 lbs Core: VPC - Vectran Endura Braid - Dynema
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Re: quick main haylard recomendation
[Re: whitedolphin]
#13531
05/15/12 05:12 PM
05/15/12 05:12 PM
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Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 159 grand rapids, mi
311 Temptation
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Western Great Lakes District Governor
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grand rapids, mi
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similarly I stripped the cover and added back a cover for sheave protection on my last halyard set!
Dell Todd #311 Temptation Holland MI
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