Re: catalina27-talk: Main halyard replacement

[tim ford]

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