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cat man do · 09-09-2007, 07:15

I was thinking it was small as well, I had about 1100 sq ft on my 32 ft cat and used 10mm double braid, as I wanted a bit of stretch to save fittings and kite.

That rope was light enough for about 5 knots of wind, anything below that I used 4mm VB cord, but usualy the weight of 1.5 oz started to colapse it anyway, really needed a 3/4 oz kite.

Dave

09-09-2007, 07:15	#4
cat man do Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brisbane Australia [until the boats launched] Boat: 50ft powercat, light,long and low powered Posts: 2,245	I was thinking it was small as well, I had about 1100 sq ft on my 32 ft cat and used 10mm double braid, as I wanted a bit of stretch to save fittings and kite. That rope was light enough for about 5 knots of wind, anything below that I used 4mm VB cord, but usualy the weight of 1.5 oz started to colapse it anyway, really needed a 3/4 oz kite. Dave __________________ "Money can't buy you happiness but it can buy you a yacht large enough to pull up right alongside it"...............David Lee Roth http://www.thecoastalpassage.com/