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Author:  huangxia [ Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Spinnaker Rope Twist
Hi,

I have AI and TI, and I have a set of spinnaker for AI, I want to use this spinnaker for TI too, so I bought a longer rope from West Marine to install the AI spinnaker on TI.

It was fine at beginning, but after 5 times retrieving and stretching, the rope start to twist, i am just wondering maybe the rope from West Marine the quality not good, maybe the original rope wont cause this twist, anyone know where can I buy the better quality rope which wont cause twist?

Or this rope twist is common, whatever original or buy somewhere, all will cause this twist?

Thanks
Xia
Author:  SeaCapt [ Mon Apr 21, 2025 3:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Spinnaker Rope Twist
It sounds like you maybe bought the wrong kind of rope. West Marine sells many different kinds of rope, including 3-strand, polyester, dyneema, spectra, technora, kevlar and vectran. Some will twist under strain, some wont. Some float, some sink. Some are skinny and strong, but hard to hold in your hand.
Here is a link to West Marine's "Guide to Choosing Running Rigging", which will help explain the differences, so you can make a better choice: https://www.westmarine.com/west-advisor ... gging.html
Author:  huangxia [ Mon Apr 21, 2025 4:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Spinnaker Rope Twist
SeaCapt wrote:
It sounds like you maybe bought the wrong kind of rope. West Marine sells many different kinds of rope, including 3-strand, polyester, dyneema, spectra, technora, kevlar and vectran. Some will twist under strain, some wont. Some float, some sink. Some are skinny and strong, but hard to hold in your hand.
Here is a link to West Marine's "Guide to Choosing Running Rigging", which will help explain the differences, so you can make a better choice: https://www.westmarine.com/west-advisor ... gging.html



Thank you very much! I will spend time to read through the link you provided. Appreciated!
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