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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 05-01-2021, 12:24
Replies: 62
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Posted By Snore
Re: Another dyneema line failure

Agreed. This is over my head also. Really need an engineer to weigh in.
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 04-01-2021, 18:28
Replies: 62
Views: 19,296
Posted By Snore
Re: Another dyneema line failure

I believe there is some ambiguity in your statement.

What forces cause the outer/host line to fail? Logically, the stress riser either caused chafe or heat, weakening the line and making it more...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 04-01-2021, 12:35
Replies: 62
Views: 19,296
Posted By Snore
Another dyneema line failure

As you may recall, there have been a few failures when people failed to taper their splice. The “shoulder” formed at the buried end caused chafe that resulted in failure of the line at the splice. ...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 03-01-2021, 13:07
Replies: 62
Views: 19,296
Posted By Snore
Re: Another dyneema line failure

I have no data. What is really needed is 'someone' to do scientific testing.



Your anecdotal data, may support my theory. When you have seen the internal damage, what did you do? Reduce...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 03-01-2021, 12:33
Replies: 62
Views: 19,296
Posted By Snore
Re: Another dyneema line failure

Looking at the failure of my topping lift and the failure of other long dyneema lines, I am fairly confident it is chafe. But.... It is internal chafe as the result of the line developing a harmonic...
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