Polyester, Dyneema®, polyamide, aramids… It is not always easy to find your way around the large family of modern fibres. We give you a helping hand to identify them easily and quickly!
Purchase guide 4/4 Docking: good practice guide Even if there are no good or bad situations, there are obviously some good and bad ways to moor your boat. Without meaning to be indignant with a stern finger and an accusing eye, a quick overview of the pontoons gives an idea of what not to do,…
Install and check guard lines Installation and checking the Jacklines How to install Jacklines (fixing points, length, tension, etc.) ? Which points need checking to verify their condition of wear? Is there an alternative to the conventional polyester strap? This file has to be read carefully; your life depends on it ! Jacklines: what we…
INO-BLOCK LIGHT: mounting instructions The Ino-Block LIGHT is a block with a textile axle designed for low to medium loads. Lightweight, compact, efficient and very affordable, the IB LIGHT is adapted for sailing dinghies or cruising navigation. Easy to fix, follow these steps to install it quickly and properly ! The Ino-Block LIGHT is a…
GUIDE D’ACHAT 3/3 Which fibres should be used in textile standing rigging? More and more people, competitive sailors and leisure boaters alike, ask us questions about textile standing rigging. What are the different technologies to make a textile cable? Which fibres should be used for textile shrouds? To avoid any misunderstanding, first let’s specify that…
Creep, elongation: should this be a source of worry ? When one speaks about Dyneema® rope creeping, what is it exactly? One often confuses elongation resulting from construction, elongation at break and creeping. What is pre-stretching on a rope? How elastic are the fibres? From which working load does creeping begin? Is it a constraint…
GUIDE D’ACHAT 2/3 Textile standing rigging according to your type of boat For which boats and what programmes is it interesting to have textile standing rigging? What does textile standing rigging impose in terms of installation, tuning, maintenance, lifespan, insurance? Our step-by-step answers. Textile shrouds, the privilege of regatta racers? Filament winding and pultruded UD…
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