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Topic: Shrouds Posted: 25 Oct 13 at 2:54pm |
Wondering if you can use dyneema for shrouds on a gaff rigged Mirror. I know it's strong enough but was also wondering which gauge would be best to measure the tension too. Thanks.
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 Oct 13 at 3:19pm |
I've always found that whilst Dyneema isn't supposed to stretch, when you come back to the boat next day, or whatever, things always seem looser than they were. This makes setting a particular tension rather hard.
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bustinben
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 Oct 13 at 9:45pm |
Dyneema does suffer from creep initially. Vectran doesn't, but then it is much more expensive.
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Paramedic
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 13 at 8:21am |
Dyastay from English braids.
it's made up of DM10 (A different dyneema fibre with porperties very similar to vectran) and was designed for this very purpose. |
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JimC
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 13 at 2:24pm |
Hard to believe it would be legal under Mirror class rules - or if found legal that it would stay legal for very long...
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Paramedic
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 13 at 8:09pm |
Mirror rules do specify wire - ive checked. It's actually quite surprising what classes do and don't specify wire. GP14s can use Dynastay but a Lark cant!
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