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The issues I wonder about are...
In Response To: Synthetic rigging ()
While the weight savings may make a difference...
Abrasion resistance; Hooking braid; COST!!! (more than rod rigging?); End Connections/Splices; Durability to UV degradation; Pick-ups up Dirt.
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- Synthetic rigging
- The issues I wonder about are...
- Cost is comparable to stainless wire
- Isn't the oversizing to avoid reduce creep?
- What cruiser replaces his rigging every 5 to 6 years?
- For the cruiser there are specific applications
- They don't know the life expectancy
- Isn't the oversizing to avoid reduce creep?
- SS wire is conductive, Polymers aren't ... what about lightning?
- Cost is comparable to stainless wire
- The issues I wonder about are...
