[Rhodes22-list] shrinkage after use

[Ben S]

The thread reads well of you take it all as euphemism. I particularly  
like, "Does that mean I can stretch it if I soak it?"

Ben
Velvet Elvis

On Jan 21, 2009, at 10:36, Bob Weber <ruba1811 at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hi all, I have to admit I saw "shrinkage after use" and I thought  
> the list muxt be back to censure free!!  A good article on the  
> basics of cordage can be found at
> http://www.sailnet.com/forums/learning-sail-articles/18809-understanding-cordage.html
>
> Hope it helps.  Bob > From: ASNOOCH at aol.com> Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009  
> 11:06:07 -0500> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> Subject: Re:  
> [Rhodes22-list] short inhaul line - How about a professional answer? 
> > > A 12 foot nylon line to loose 3 feet of length when water  
> soaked... never on > planet Earth. > > Burt > > > In a message dated  
> 1/21/2009 10:36:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > j.bulfer at jbtek.com  
> writes:> > does that mean if I soak it, I can stretch it?> Jb> -----  
> Original Message ----- > From: "Tootle" <ekroposki at charter.net>> To:  
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>> 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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