Dennis, Interesting. I’m at the New England (soon to be Teufelberger in Feb! Say that 3 times real fast…) web site right now. Their calculator is calling for 11mm (7/16’s) Sta-set X which I currently have for my boat. I’m not seeing a Plus version listed but the calculator also recommends the T-900 in 10mm (3/8’s) for main and jib halyards.
I agree with the observation about the Sta-set X being stiff. That is something that I wouldn’t mind changing but the price delta would be the deciding factor. As a cruiser these days, the jib goes up in the Summer and comes down in the Fall. We’ve stopped using the symmetrical spinnaker in our dotage so until we get a new asym, that halyard never gets touched. Decisions, decisions. Cheers, Dave 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin On Nov 27, 2013, at 7:05 PM, Dennis C. <[email protected]> wrote: > Dave, > > I have both Sta-Set X and Sta-Set X Plus halyards. The Sta-Set X is 7/16 > inch; the Sta-Set X Plus, 3/8 inch. I prefer the Plus for several reasons. > Lighter, less weight aloft (although not much). It seems more pliable, that > is, less stiff. It's easier to splice but only marginally. > > Both use a parallel core. I read somewhere that uni-directional core lines > don't like to stay bent in the same spot. This is common with halyards. > They stay bent around the sheaves in the same spot for a while. However, NE > ropes lists halyard use for both. > > With Plus's slightly greater strength, you might be able to drop down a size > and save $$. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > > From: Dave Godwin <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 5:51 PM > Subject: Re: Stus-List Another halyard material question. > > Jake and others, > > Yeah, after doing some simple intertubes searching and pricing I’ve come to > the same conclusion, stick with Sta-set X. It was and has been fine. I was > just assuming that some new wonder line had been invented that would be a > logical replacement. The Dyneema lines were a bit, no, a lot pricey. > Especially for someone that will just be cruising their boat like I intend to. > > Now I just have to decide on the color. :-) > > Cheers, > Dave > 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin > > > On Nov 27, 2013, at 6:09 PM, Jake Brodersen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dave, > > > > There's nothing wrong with Stat-set-X. It is much better than the regular > > Sta-set by far. I think Sta-set-X is a great value for what you get. If > > you like it, stick with it. > > > > Jake > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave > > Godwin > > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 10:26 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Stus-List Another halyard material question. > > > > I'm in the process of pricing out some items for our boat and one thing that > > is necessary is a complete replacement of all the running rigging. I did > > this 14 years ago using an entire roll of Sta-set-X. There was precious > > little left afterwards so I'm inclined to do the same again. > > > > Anyway, I'm out of the performance sailing/hardware loop these days and was > > wondering what others were using. Like many, I'd like to keep weight aloft > > as low as possible while at the same time keeping enough hand that crew > > won't complain. Recommendations? > > > > Best, > > Dave > > 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > > [email protected] > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected]
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