[Rhodes22-list] short inhaul line - How about a professional answer?

[JbTek]

does that mean if I soak it, I can stretch it?
Jb
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From: "Tootle" <ekroposki at charter.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 5:24 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] short inhaul line - How about a professional
answer?


>
>
> Folks,
>
> Here is a professional answer about whether line shrinks or it is a matter
> of how tight we wrap the sail around the furler:
>
> Ed,
>
> On shrinkage after use. Samson's competitors use cheap Nylon in a 2
> stage process and will shrink. Samson uses a 4 stage process where we
> will have no shrinkage in our nylon line.
>
> You can take a 12ft piece of nylon rope from our competitors and Samson
> rope and put them both in a bucket of water and go to lunch and when you
> come back you'll notice that 12ft. piece from the other guys is now 9ft.
> and Samson is still at 12ft.
>
> Also Nylon should be soft and not hard...!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kyle Garcia
> Rec Marine CSR
> PH: 800-227-7673 x 113
> Fax: 800-299-9246
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alta Lomayma
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 10:24 AM
> To: Kyle Garcia
> Subject: FW: Technical Question - Marine use
>
>  Best Regards
>
>  Alta Lomayma
> Receptionist
>
> www.samsonrope.com
> 2090 Thornton St.
> Ferndale, WA 98248
> Tel: +1 360-384-4669 / Fax: + 1 360-384-0572
>
> So now was the line using cheap nylon?  Was the line hard?  Any other
> questions can be addressed to Kyle.
>
> Ed K
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