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Old 02-06-2020, 08:03   #11
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Re: Storm Anchoring
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In my experience, there are some myths floating around about Dyneema. The material is impressive, but the single braid weave presents some weaknesses. There are reasons we don't use single braids in boats.
I was gifted about 10m of single braid. But the only use it sees on the boat is for the Mrs as it is nice and soft
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