Not to meet people - but to redo the running rigging on our boat.

Unfortunately, and I apologize for replowing ground seen already, I've
misplaced or lost the file I started when people were kind enough to
refer me to various sources for running rigging, shortly after our
wreck..

The storm pretty well flayed all our running rigging, and I'm looking
to replace it all. We're going sailing (back in the water, all
systems go, but still a pretty long to-do list before leaving
permanently) tomorrow with what we have - but, as above.

Chiefly 9/16 and 7/16 lines, except for the furler and topping lift,
I'm thinking along the lines of stay-set or stay-setX, endura or the
like. We're just cruisers, so "state of the art" isn't critical, but
I'd like something which doesn't stretch much, and has good abrasion
and UV resistance.

I've got a Port Supply account, but their prices aren't any better,
usually, than can be found with a bit of looking. If you were re-
rigging your boat, who'd you use (or suggest based on observation of
someone else getting good service and pricing)?

Secondly, we're going to replace our jack line. We're of confused
mind, as we've got a vinyl coated line similar to a stanchion-based
lifeline currently. It's held up for many years - but like stanchion
lifelines, you can't see if it's rusting - and the coating has cracked
in some places, showing rust, so that's the presumption.

Leaving it on deck without a cover, a stainless wire would rust for
sure, staining the deck. OTOH, leaving a webbing jackline there risks
UV degradation. As we don't expect to sit in any one place very long,
bringing it in when we throw out the hook, and resetting it usually
won't work - so we expect it will be a permanent fixture on deck.

I've heard of some of the newer exotic running rigging lines being
used for jack lines - and even standing rigging (that's not an
interest point for us, just a data point WRT strength).. If there's
no stretch (long deck = lots of stretch potential), and they're
designed for long exposure, perhaps that's a better way to go.

Who's done any of the three, and why did you choose that?

Thanks.

L8R

Skip

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