dyneema lifelines sailboat
Colligo Marine can customize synthetic lifelines for boats of any size!
dyneema lifelines sailboat
Colligo Marine can customize synthetic lifelines for boats of any size!
Colligo Marine can customize synthetic lifelines for boats of any size!
Colligo Marine can customize synthetic lifelines for boats of any size!
Colligo Marine® Dux Lifelines are the strongest and toughest synthetic lifelines available. If the lashings are changed every 2-3 years your lifelines will last at least 5-8 years in the tropics.
Colligo Marine can customize synthetic lifelines for boats of any size! Dyneema lifelines are approved for offshore use by the United States Sailing and the International Sailing Federation. Line is lighter and easier on the hands (& sails) than wire! If your synthetic lifelines get damaged the weak points are visible and the line gets fuzzy. These lifelines are completely inspectable for your safety!
We use Dynice Dux SK-75 , which has similar material stretch to that of stainless steel. 5mm Dux has a breaking strength of 11,000 pounds. It is pre-stretched at elevated temperatures to virtually eliminate constructional stretch. Other advantages include weight savings, DIY flexibility, and no corrosion!
See below for a great video on our Schock 35 Project boat!
We have re-rigged a Schock 35! The Schock is a one design race boat and is a great boat to re-rig with synthetics as it is very tender. Most sail the Schock 35 with 8 or more sailors on the rail! Reefing a sail is recommended at 12 knots! That being said, getting weight off the mast could help this boats performance greatly.
The boat has an aluminum mast with rod rigging, tuff luff headsail foil, undersized synthetic running backs, a boom vang, and lifelines, which are rigged incorrectly and even dangerously. A heavy and leaking hydraulic backstay adjuster and several other areas on the boat that are begging for improvements. We outfitted this boat with Colligo hardware from stem to stern, including our new Extra Light Headsail Furling (ELHF) System, and use this opportunity to show the proper method of using low stretch and high strength synthetics to make things simpler and safer. In addition, we will document the changes in weight.
The previous Dyneema lifelines were very poorly rigged. The entire lifeline system was replaced with 5mm Colligo Dux Lifelines with gates and 3mm lashing Dynice Dux. At the bow and stern a brummell splice with a 3 inch eye was luggage tagged to the bow and stern pulpits. At each end the line was then covered with PVC shrink tube. To create a gate, Infinite Dyneema Loops, a CSS70 Terminator® Fitting, and a CSS41 Standard Static Lashing Blockwas used. To keep the gates tensioned, a whoopee sling mechanism was implemented. This mechanism can be easily adjusted by unlatching the pelican hook and taking up any slack
If you have questions about the opportunities available to you in our programs, feel free to send us a message. We will get back to you as soon as possible.
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