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Rope Line Selection
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Racing and cruising yachts
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D2 Racing 75 |
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D2 Competition |
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V2 Racing |
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D12 |
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Doublebraid |
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Marlowbraid |
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Mattbraid |
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Dinghies, sports boats and windsurfing |
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Excel Elite 78 |
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Excel Racing 75 |
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Excel Pro |
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Excel Fusion 75 |
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Excel Gemini |
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Excel D12 |
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Excel D12 Max 78 |
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Excel V12 |
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Excel Control |
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Excel PS12 |
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Excel Taper |
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Excel Vectran |
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Excel Marstron |
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Formuline |
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8 Plait Pre-Stretched |
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8 Plait Matt |
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Diameter selection Guide (Monohull)
The diameters are based upon polyester ropes and working loads of 20%-35% of published break load. Ropes with Dyneema ® and Vectran ® cores allow downsizing and the use of smaller diameters.
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Boat |
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Sheets |
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Halyards |
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Main |
Genoa / Jib |
Spinnaker |
Spin. Guy |
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Main / Jib |
Genoa |
Spinnaker |
6-8m |
20-26 ft |
8mm |
8mm |
8mm |
8mm |
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10mm |
10mm |
8mm |
8-9m |
26-30 ft |
10mm |
10mm |
8mm |
8mm |
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10mm |
10mm |
8mm |
9-10m |
30-33 ft |
10mm |
10mm |
8mm |
10mm |
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12mm |
12mm |
10mm |
10-11m |
33-36 ft |
10mm |
12mm |
10mm |
10mm |
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12mm |
12mm |
10mm |
11-12m |
36-40 ft |
12mm |
12mm |
10mm |
12mm |
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14mm |
14mm |
12mm |
12-14m |
40-46 ft |
12mm |
14mm |
12mm |
14mm |
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14mm |
14mm |
12mm |
14-16m |
46-53 ft |
14mm |
16mm |
14mm |
16mm |
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16mm |
16mm |
14mm |
16-18m |
53-59 ft |
16mm |
18mm |
16mm |
18mm |
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18mm |
18mm |
16mm |
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