Charlie - I put bare wire on, and like it very much over sheathed
lifelines. That was a few years back. If I were to do it again I really
think I would look seriously at Dyneema/Amsteel.
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 four 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. The subtropical UV can be fierce,
and until my last little 'marina rat' phase I've been on the hook and
dragging chain over it for 9/12ths of the year.
Wal
Charlie wrote:
Opinions and especially experience from the list would be appreciated.
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s/v Stella Blue
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