Req: What size yachtbraid for jib sheets

[Mario]

A quickie--what size doublebraid cordage do people use for jib sheets on a CD 30'? The old sheets are single braid and as I recall are 1/2".

Thanks--
Mario



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[Larry DeMers]

Mario,

We use 1/2 in. which is sufficiently strong by a long margin, but mainly the deciding factor is a thing called "Hand". It is a measure of how easily the line is Handled by the user. Smaller diameter lines are more difficult to grab and pull hard on, until they reach 7/16in. at least. The finish also has a lot to do with the Hand of a sheet, so read the advertising blurbs for New England Cordage and the others, and pay attention to when they mention the Hand of the line. Some line is made specificly to have a better Hand, and that trnaslates to better grip onthe winch, as well as a more easily obtained grip on the line itself. 1/2 in. is about as large as I would go though. Our cleats start getting a bit crowded with 9/16in. cordage.

Cheers,

Larry DeMers
s/v DeLaMer
Cape Dory 30
Sailing Lake Superior

A quickie--what size doublebraid cordage do people use for jib sheets on a CD 30'? The old sheets are single braid and as I recall are 1/2".

Thanks--
Mario

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[Joe Sankey]

Mario, the specs call for 7/16". I agree with Larry that "hand" is important, and 1/2" may feel better. The type (brand, etc.) will impact on that, too. One caveat, however; older Lewmar self-tailing winches were designed for particular sizes of line. You might check to see there's no conflict depending upon which winches you have.
Joe Sankey
CD 30 Slow Dance
Magnolia Springs, AL

A quickie--what size doublebraid cordage do people use for jib sheets on a CD 30'? The old sheets are single braid and as I recall are 1/2".

Thanks--
Mario

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[Michael]

I just put 7/16 Samson Trophy Braid on KAYLA. I don't believe that New England Ropes has anything close to the comfort of Trophy Braid. Of course, West Marine does NOT sell Samson, but Defender does and at a great price to boot!

-michael
s/v KAYLA
CD28 #318
Bluewater Bay, FL



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[Mario]

Thanks for the tip--I'll dig out the Defender Catalog and take a look at it.

Mario

I just put 7/16 Samson Trophy Braid on KAYLA. I don't believe that New England Ropes has anything close to the comfort of Trophy Braid. Of course, West Marine does NOT sell Samson, but Defender does and at a great price to boot!

-michael
s/v KAYLA
CD28 #318
Bluewater Bay, FL

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[David Brownlee]

We just bought 5/8" sheets for our new roller-furling 140% genny. That's the largest size that the blocks will handle. They are luxuriously thick and soft and make handling the bigger sail much easier.

Ann and David Brownlee
"Windrush"
CD 31 no. 1
Havre de Grace, MD



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