Mike, As a sheet material for cruising, you're not going to go wrong with a polyester double braid. Higher tech ropes (Technora, Spectra, Dyneema, Vectran) tend to have lower stretch, but will be stiffer and tend to take a "set" around a winch which can lead to tangles and twists in the rope when you tack. If you're not racing (and even if you are, you're constantly trimming and easing the sail) the low stretch aspect of the sheet material is insignificant compared to how much the rope can get hockled and tangled up in the cockpit when you're trying to furl the jib. A rope with a good hand, not terribly slippery on a winch drum, and torsion free beats the heck out of bird's nest of twisted line in the cockpit. Talk to the folks at Fogh Marine, Dock Shoppe, or stop by the Western Marine/Transat booth at the show to get a recommendation on a good quality sheet line for your boat. I'd make a recommendation myself but it wouldn't be terribly objective.... And let us know all about the show after you go! Cheers, Chuck Gilchrest Half Magic 1975 25 Mk 1
S/V Orion 1983 35 Landfall Padanaram, MA -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Michael Crombie via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 9:49 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: mcrom...@bell.blackberry.net Subject: Re: Stus-List Jib sheet Thanks all!! Always a good call to double check with this list. I'll stick with separate sheets. Mike Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
