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If you read the paper on how to size Dux
In Response To: Isn't the oversizing to avoid reduce creep? 
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() then yes, it is to minimize creep. If you size it to reduce creep, the safety factor is very high. For adjustable stays I don't think you even need Dux.
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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?
- If you read the paper on how to size Dux
- 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...
