OK, I left off the "X" in Sta-Set-X, is that better, Herr Commandant...;>). Mark Want to keep your WHOLE PAYCHECK? PLEASE VISIT http://www.fairtax.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "tim ford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 10:53 AM Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Main halyard replacement
> While I do agree Sta-Set is perfectly adequate, I wouldn't recommend it > for approx. 30+ feet of > halyard hoist, even if I were just cruising the boat. The percent of > elongation with Sta Set is > (I think) about 3.6 percent under a 30% tensile strength load....that > translates into 13 - 14 inches of > stretch, even more when the main is reefed. So, every time the sail > loads up in a puff the draft goes > aft, the sail becomes more powerful and you have less control of the > boat when you need it most. > > Drop your halyard 12 inches one day when it's blowing 20+ and see what > it does to your main's shape > and your helm's feel...you might feel differently about Sta-Set after that. > > I just sayin' is all... > > tf > line fascist > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.6/1482 - Release Date: 6/4/2008 7:10 AM > >
