DSK wrote:
Joe wrote:
Just how far do you think a 4 fold 3/4" nylon is going to stretch ?


Depends on the length & the load.

Brilliant! You are an engineer right?


Ill tell you...maybe 2-4 " in a gust that would put the rail under.


Nylon is still a stupid rope to use for sheets. It's
stretchy,

Stretchy in a short run under a light load


slick,

Slick? you dip your nylon in butter? Spray it with teflon....what?


less resistance to chafe,

Better UV resistence.

high tendency to
kink & hockle,

Well maybe..


difficult to handle.

Never had a problem



The only plus I can
think of is that it's cheap.

Great UV resistance, easy to coil and handle, easy to splice, good
mildew resistance, cheap...


I'm not sailing a little trailor sailor ya know. You wanna use spectra
and carbon feel free.

Hey Joe, do you think these are little trailer sailers?

http://www.alfaromeo.com.au/images/s...lenghi-R02.jpg

Big trailors..and a proper boat for high tech sheets, I dont think
smidgon of stretch in my sheet is going to make a lick of difference
for the type of sailing I do.


High dollar line will do no better than nylon

Wrong.

Why's that Dugboat? How is high dollar line going to improve my
sailing?


In many cases, and for many people's choices, hi-tech rope
may not be enough better to be worth the extra cost.

I heard some American cup boats will only do 25 tacks on a sheet then
they strip them off and toss them over.

Joe

DSK