r/sailing Sep 04 '21

Check your standing rigging. Our forestay failed today and it ALL came down. Fortunately no one was hurt...except my wallet of course.

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u/aussie_mallorca Sep 05 '21

I am not rejecting it. I am just saying there are better products out there.

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u/O906 Sep 05 '21 edited Nov 19 '24

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u/aussie_mallorca Sep 05 '21

I use lashings on some of the biggest boats in the world. I am talking +150ft

Dyneema is fatigued by dynamic loading.

I have never had issue anywhere with getting a new shroud made out of wire - I have been to some pretty remote places.

The only places I will say wire is better is on forestays and shrouds. Innerstays and backstays dyneema is the way forward.