Cruising Sailors Forum Archive
yes, but there's a serious issue question here ...
In Response To: Larry, I was just RIBbing you ;^)))) 
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() namely, what amount of weight in the stern (or bow) will have a significant performance difference in a
given design type? In general, light displacement vessels should be less 'weight tolerant' than designs
with heavier displacement, but how would one quantify the difference?
Jerry
Messages In This Thread
- 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...
