New Rigging Lines

I changed the standing rigging on my boat and with the mast down I thought I should replace my halyard lines also. I when on line to see what was available and found a nice article on how to pick new lies.

New England Ropes VPC was listed as a good halyard line. It has Vectran / Polyester blend core which gives low stretch and it has a nice braided polyester cover and it gives great protection from sun damage and best of all it is reasonably priced. It is chafe resistant and gives you a good grip.

For sheet lines and spinnaker lines Sta-set was suggested. It is all polyester core and cover, has a little more stretch but it is very free running and slick for going through blocks. For more performance (and more money) Endura or V-100  was suggested.

I was not sure what I would fine when I when to buy the line, but I had a better idea on what was available. 8-) It was neat to ask for specific line and see if they had it. 8-) I was able to get the line and at a good price, but I do have to say that the color of the line was also important. Different color lines make it a lot easier when to know what line is which. 

When I rigged the little schooner I built I rigged it with all the same color of line (I bought a full reel of line). The line works well but I have to always put the same line on the same cleat each time to keep them straight. I learned a lot building that boat. 8-)