Hi Ian, I don't usually comment, but I do watch. I have to commend you on content of this latest video. It is so unusual to see an expert (Joe Henderson), being so casually candid about a subject from which he makes his living. i found it very informative and so I thank you for it. I am in a business that uses a lot of SS thimbles (and Dyneema) and I agree, the Riley thimbles are better than any others. We've recently received our first new batch from Jonathon at Saint so the love affair continues. Keep up the great content. Phil, "Reviving Jabiru"
Thanks Ian. I'll be replacing my stainless with Dyneema on Free Spirit. Talked about it to riggers 5yr ago and not many wanted to try it. Now that story has changed and everyone's going that way. We're just trend setters. Same with electric auxiliaries.
Thanks a lot! I am looking forward to see next episode. Just in time for me, because I am doing mast repairs and I am in need to renew 29 years old stainless rigging and I was thinking a lot about dyneema. I will be very happy if you can inform us about diferencies in dyneema ropes , or if basically every dyneema is ok for standing rigging.
There are different grades as Joe points out. We will go into more detail in a later episode, but it will be a while, later this year as it will be based around re-rigging my other boat and I won’t be starting that for a few months.
Would love to have a beer with this Rigger and compare notes... I've been rigging boats with dyneema in the U.S. for a bit (but Covid slowed everything down to a crawl). I've even rigged my Hang Gliders with 2mm braided dyneema to replace the wire rigging.
I'm thinking that I'll go with dyneema for my rig. Ive still got all the old stainless cable stays, but i have no idea to what degree they've experienced crevice corrosion over the years and dont really wanna risk it. Dyneema seems to be a great option for traditional rigs since it can be made to look exactly like a traditional rope rig, but utilizing the very best of modern materials. Very cool stuff.
I was a bit surprised by Ian's vagueness at times. Surely Dyneema makers the world over have definitive standards testing on all aspects of their products, ie, stretch and creep. Materials testing of ropes vs steel has been around for 100 years. Every rope he uses has a spec he SHOULD KNOW in comparison of SS vs Gal vs Dyneema. Cranes don't work off "maybees" and "shoulds" and "I'm not aware of".
I think you should have gone with hand spliced tarred galvy wire fully served and and liberally coated with rigging soup...ahhhh the odour. Dyneema just don't smell right.
tell me something and I'll forget it very soon show me and let me see something and I'll probably remember it for a while let me do something and I will never forget it
Simplify. I love this; learned a lot. Thank you!
Great episode Ian. Happy sailing
Thanks for the filming of that Ian.
Can't wait for the next one.
Amazing to see old technology return with new materials
Excellent episode ! Thanks . I look forward to the hands on episode.
Hi Ian, I don't usually comment, but I do watch. I have to commend you on content of this latest video. It is so unusual to see an expert (Joe Henderson), being so casually candid about a subject from which he makes his living. i found it very informative and so I thank you for it. I am in a business that uses a lot of SS thimbles (and Dyneema) and I agree, the Riley thimbles are better than any others. We've recently received our first new batch from Jonathon at Saint so the love affair continues. Keep up the great content. Phil, "Reviving Jabiru"
Thanks Phil, it's great to have your feedback and agree, Joe's a good man!
FELICITACIONES !!! La jarcia de Dyneema quedo excelente !!!! un gran saludo desde latitud 34s. Argentina !!!
Great video Ian, thanks for posting, I'm looking forward to the next one.
Thanks Ian. I'll be replacing my stainless with Dyneema on Free Spirit. Talked about it to riggers 5yr ago and not many wanted to try it. Now that story has changed and everyone's going that way. We're just trend setters. Same with electric auxiliaries.
Very thankful for some great information on dyneema! Thanks! Great vid
Cheers Matt, Joe really knows his stuff.
Thanks a lot! I am looking forward to see next episode. Just in time for me, because I am doing mast repairs and I am in need to renew 29 years old stainless rigging and I was thinking a lot about dyneema. I will be very happy if you can inform us about diferencies in dyneema ropes , or if basically every dyneema is ok for standing rigging.
There are different grades as Joe points out. We will go into more detail in a later episode, but it will be a while, later this year as it will be based around re-rigging my other boat and I won’t be starting that for a few months.
Would love to have a beer with this Rigger and compare notes... I've been rigging boats with dyneema in the U.S. for a bit (but Covid slowed everything down to a crawl). I've even rigged my Hang Gliders with 2mm braided dyneema to replace the wire rigging.
I'm thinking that I'll go with dyneema for my rig. Ive still got all the old stainless cable stays, but i have no idea to what degree they've experienced crevice corrosion over the years and dont really wanna risk it. Dyneema seems to be a great option for traditional rigs since it can be made to look exactly like a traditional rope rig, but utilizing the very best of modern materials. Very cool stuff.
Really cool to see rope stays return. Dyneema or not, that's as traditional as it gets
I was a bit surprised by Ian's vagueness at times. Surely Dyneema makers the world over have definitive standards testing on all aspects of their products, ie, stretch and creep. Materials testing of ropes vs steel has been around for 100 years. Every rope he uses has a spec he SHOULD KNOW in comparison of SS vs Gal vs Dyneema. Cranes don't work off "maybees" and "shoulds" and "I'm not aware of".
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I think you should have gone with hand spliced tarred galvy wire fully served and and liberally coated with rigging soup...ahhhh the odour. Dyneema just don't smell right.
tell me something and I'll forget it very soon
show me and let me see something and I'll probably remember it for a while
let me do something and I will never forget it
I have dyneema on my boat, good viewing
IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET A 25 YEAR OLD DINEEMA ROPE AND TEST ITS STRENGTH