Twice in the last month I have broken the jib halyard line that came with my Nacra F18. Any recommendations on replacement line?
I use dyneema or spectra on my Viper, can't remember which.
On the NACRA 500 I used to have, I broke mine a couple times as well. Someone suggested that I put the main up and sheet it in tight before tensioning the jib. Mine seemed to pop when I was going up wind and sheeting in hard.
use dyneema or spectra on my Viper, can't remember which.
Spectra is a brand name for dyneema... basically the same thing except "dyneema" can have different coatings added by the manufacturer / distributor
It is a high modulus line that is very strong but not great with abrasion
Robline dinghy control line is a dyneema core and poly jacket (to resist abrasion)... i love it and use it in lots of "controls" on my cat
I bought a full spool of Spyder Line,(New England, Dyneema Sk-75 core, double braid cover). I use it for jib halyard, & trap lines. Easy to knot, easy on the hands, seems pretty tough in the clam cleat, & fairly inexpensive by the spool. Just figure out if a spool will give you what you need, without ending up wasting 10'
Thank everyone. Very helpfull! Order placed.
I'm not very knowledgeable on what materials one should use for the halyard but I did recently ordered a new one from http://www.saltydogmarine.com/ and found that their price was about half ($40) what everybody else was asking (Murrays or local sail maker). I ordered it together with some other spare parts and am quite happy with it, they shipped it within a day. Again, I'm not an expert but this one looks exactly like the "steel cable" I used to have :-).