[Rhodes22-list] shrinkage after use

[Michael D. Weisner]

Oh, excuse me ... I thought from the subject line this was another of 
Michael M's jokes ....

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

From: "Ben S" <benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com> Sent: Wednesday, 
January 21, 2009 2:36 PM
> 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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