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spav350
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 Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 5:52 am Post subject: Good source for new sailing lines? |
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| Anyone have a good resource for new lines? West Marine is just too rich for me. |
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landlocked beachbum
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 6:13 am Post subject: |
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Defender Marine. I have a "wholssale" account with West, and the line prices at Defender are frequently less than my wholesale price!!!!!! 
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Prof. Salt
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 8:29 am Post subject: |
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| Wow, nice find! I have been looking for some competition line and they've got plenty - thanks for sharing. |
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BayFly
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:16 am Post subject: |
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| Please excuse my curiosity, but what are sailing lines, and how are they used? |
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Prof. Salt
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Sailing lines are basically ropes used on sailboats, but the same ropes are useful for lots of tasks |
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BayFly
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| What's the attraction, the colors or the weave and structure? |
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landlocked beachbum
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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Depends on the application, but mostly strength to weight/size. Example; regular 1/8" Spectra line has the same breaking strength (2,000 pounds!!!) as 1/8" SS 1x19 cable, and it floats! The newer, more expensive Spectra lines are even stronger and have less creep under very high percentages of their safe working load. Pretty amazing stuff! 
apsltd.com has lots of great line too, at fairly good pricing.
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BayFly
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I appreciate the lesson! Never too late to learn!  |
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RiPPin LiPS
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Fyi: TODAY ONLY
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RiPPin LiPS
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Its at West Marine.
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landlocked beachbum
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| BayFly wrote: | | I appreciate the lesson! Never too late to learn! |
Great attitude, and I totally agree with you! 
There are lines available (have been for a few years) that are actually smaller in diameter and stronger than sold, SS rod rigging. The "spare no expense, win at all cost", big boat, sailing croud use these to replace the standing rigging that holds the mast up! Freaking HUGE loads!!!
Very darn expensive, but mighty amazing at the sametime!
http://www.colligomarine.com/products/colligo-hardware/standing-rigging
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