I have over 10 years' personal experience with textile rigging. I have observed some misinformation in regards textile rigging properties disseminated here. Therefore, I'd like to invite the group to peruse some technical articles:
http://www.sailfeed.com/2012/01/synthetic-rigging-not-just-for-racers-anymore/
http://www.sailmagazine.com/diy/dynex-dux-fiber-rigging-after-6000-sea-miles/
http://www.colligomarine.com/fundamentals/
Correcting misinformation about textile rigging
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Posted: Jun 22, 2016 - 11:33 AM
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Posted: Jun 22, 2016 - 12:48 PM
Good reads - thanks
I think I had the definition of Stretch wrong (didn't realize that term included rebound)
anything (else) in particular you'd like to clear up?
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Posted: Jun 22, 2016 - 08:24 PM
We switched our first boat to Dux rigging about three years ago and it's still going strong, now my cat is using it as well. It really is a major step in the right direction. For the A-Cat just the ease of dealing with it is a good enough reason to switch.
For all four shrouds the total price was $90 or so.
