Maxprop wrote:
"DSK" wrote in message

Nylon is still a stupid rope to use for sheets. It's stretchy, slick, less
resistance to chafe, high tendency to kink & hockle, difficult to handle.
The only plus I can think of is that it's cheap.

Even that is relative. The cost per foot of my most recent 5/8" docklines
was roughly the same as 7/16" Sta-Set, which is stronger, if unsuitable for
dock lines.

Right. Nylon's not any cheaper than garden variety polyester. And it's
totally unsuitable for the purposes of a control line. Doug's use of
the word "stupid" is entirely appropriate here.

Sta-set or Samson XLS will be adequate for almost every control line for
recreational sailing, and if that's too expensive you really need to
find another hobby.

I like a polypro/dynema blend for sheets because they don't absorb
water; lines that absorb water can freeze, then they won't run through
the block, and then you capsize. I hate it when that happens.



//Walt