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Old 21 June 2020, 04:36   #1
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After reading all the praises of Dyneema rope, I thought I would give it a go.

After all would the Rib Net members lie?

I received the delivery of this nylon looking rope and I thought, "what are these people talking about? This is not going to replace a wire rope."

Well, I thought I would wrap it around the winch anyway, and when it snaps, I would make sure that I have my ratchet puller winch in the back of my car.

I'm ready for retrieval, connect the rope to the boat. I I noticed that unwinding a fibre rope is easier than a wire rope. Started to wind the winch, getting ready for the stretch, stretch, snap. I even made sure my Chief Petty Officer held on to the painter so the boat wouldn't float away when the rope snapped.

Well, paint me green and call me a strawberry! Strawberry wasn't ripe.

This was the smoothest and the easiest I have ever winched the boat up.

Will I ever doubt you guys again?

Yeah probably!

I realised it maybe a good idea to have the ratchet winch in the car when I'm boating as a backup.
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Old 21 June 2020, 09:04   #2
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I realised it maybe a good idea to have the ratchet winch in the car when I'm boating as a backup.
Ah, the slippery slope of preparededness.

I'll stick that in the car just in case soon turns into the need for a bigger car.

I am the worst to give advice in that respect, as you'd not believe the junk I carry around 'just in case'.

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Old 21 June 2020, 13:57   #3
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When you first start using it, Dyneema does look “wrong”. How can this puny, lightweight, floating rope replace good old wire? I have 12mm on my winch & it has a breaking strain of around 15000kg, around twice the capacity of the winch. It’s pleasant to handle, you can run it through your hands without fear of picking up a strand & it doesn’t rot. What’s not to like?
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Old 21 June 2020, 21:35   #4
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...and if it does break it doesn't try and kill you like wire. Other than initial cost I don't think there is a downside.
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Just replaced my old dyneema (we are on lockdown after all,,, ) with new 10mm x 30m from here

https://www.winch-it.com/product-cat...ic-winch-rope/

,,, cut off the hook, made 2 x 11m lengths as the best fit on my Strongarm TW9000 (PD ) ,,, spliced an eye in 11m of the cut off end, added a new crimp in other, 2 s/s lift hooks ,,, Bargain ,, for 2 winch ropes and a Brucey bonus 5m tow rope.

10mm Dyneema 75 with 10500kg breaking strain..
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