I'm curious what the non-wire rope is and whether there were any difficulties splicing wire with a "newer-type" rope. Bob M Ox 33-1 Jax, FL
On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Russ & Melody <russ...@telus.net> wrote: > Hi Ron, > > "Gracie", a IOR vintage custom 45, has gone back to wire & rope for jib > halyards after too many cover failures from slipping in the Spinlock > clutches. > > So if you go the high strength fibre route you might need to factor in the > cost of better clutches, such as Lewmar. > > ** **Cheers, Russ > ** ***Sweet, *35 mk-1 > > >
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