Amsteel I talked to the Colligo designer who tests Amsteel to breakdown, and he said the line breaks where it is bent too tightly around a fitting. His deadeye fittings provide a large enough diameter to prevent point loading. My luggage tag attachments at the turnbuckles should be the first place for concern because the diameter is the smallest there. So far, I don't see any signs of change after 3 seasons. But I'll keep an eye on that part of the line.
Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wally Bryant" <w...@wbryant.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 8:06:29 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Life lines Joel wrote: > The big unknown is how quickly the synthetic lines degrade from UV. CS > Johnson says the line should be replaced every 3 years. Sounds ridiculous! I'm amazed at how tough Amsteel is. I had a 4 foot piece of 1/8" Amsteel left over from my jack lines (I threaded it inside tubular dacron webbing) so I used it up at the bow to lash my anchor shank down. After three years of constant UV exposure and incredible chafe from having a couple hundred feet of chain rolling over it all the time, it's still strong and serviceable. Wal _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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