[Rhodes22-list] shrinkage after use

[Bob Weber]

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> > -- > > View this message in context:> http://www.nabble.com/short-inhaul-line--tp21553176p21574761.html> > Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at Nabble.com.> >> > __________________________________________________> > To subscribe/unsubscribe or for help with using the mailing list go to> http://www.rhodes22.org/list> > __________________________________________________> > __________________________________________________> To subscribe/unsubscribe or for help with using the mailing list go to > http://www.rhodes22.org/list> __________________________________________________> > > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy > steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=h> ttp://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=DecemailfooterNO62)> __________________________________________________> To subscribe/unsubscribe or for help with using the mailing list go to http://www.rhodes22.org/list> __________________________________________________
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