I like how the amsteel is hard as steel when taught and
when you unclip the gate pelican hook, the line is soft. No
fish hooks and easy to replace. Easy to remove and store each
winter if you want to protect from UVs and increase the life.
I used Samson's simple taper and bury method of splicing. I
found grey thread for the lockstitch, but ended up using black
whipping twine, so I can prove it is done and find it in
future. There are 4" round shackle guards on the top life
line in front of the forward stanchions to help the genoa roll
over the lifeline and I don't see any wear there. The stuff
is very tuff.
Sailing; We keep the lifelines taught and if the genoa is
caught on the lifeline after a tack, we tension the sheet, and
then tap the lifeline in the cockpit and the foot of the sail
rolls over, inside the line.
Now the weaklink in our system is the stanchion bases which
offer some play. The deck has some flex and the hole in the
bases have ovalled enough I'm contemplating filling the void
with an epoxy or hard UV resistant caulk?
From:
"CNC boat owners, cnc-list"
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To: "M Bod"
<drbod...@accesswave.ca>, "CNC boat
owners, cnc-list"
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 7:35:21 AM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Dyneema lifelines -- was Re:
Swageless lifeline system
Recently replaced my old lifelines with Amsteel and really
like them. CS
Johnson has a new style of fitting that is very nice,
http://www.csjohnson.com/marinecatalog/p/00014.jpg .
Did all the splices myself following the Samson
recommendations and am very
pleased with the result.
James
S/V Delaney
1976 C&C 38
Oriental, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "M Bod via CnC-List"
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To: "C&C list"
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Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 7:59 PM
Subject: Stus-List Dyneema lifelines -- was Re: Swageless
lifeline system
> Anyone try dynemma for lifelines?
> I found at least one source for lifeline hardware with
eye ends for high
> tech line.
>
>
http://www.downwindmarine.com/Johnson-Over-Center-Pelican-Gate-Hook-with-Eye-p-91000377.html
>
> Seems like it would be easy to install and replace as
needed.
> But would there be other issues?
> Chafe on sails?
> Chafe at stantions?
> Hard to adjust length?
>
> My lifelines will need a replacement in the next year or
2. At minimum.
> Not sure where I would get new swaged lifelines locally.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Mark
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