Sailboat Lines Austin

Sailboat Ropes Travis

     

We are attempting to stock Lines for most Travis sailing applications. Below is a partial list of lines we currently have available .

We buy new stuff more often than we update this page and if you can wait a couple days ?????

We might be convinced order a spool of something when you convince us, "Everybody will want this stuff."

 

Stop in to see us before you drive to town or order from some unknown out of town vendor.

 

brand

size

colors

Fred's advisor

also

New England Sta Set

3/16, 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, 7/16

white with small colored markers

in 1/4, 3/8 and 5/16 we have both red and green flecks

In 3/8 and 7/16 we stock solid red and solid green.

in 1/4 we have solid royal blue

everything where you want durable standard performance sailboat line

our 3/8 and 7/16 is also solid red or green

 for color coded jib sheets

Sampson nylon solid braid

1/4, 5/16

white

cover ties, bumper hangers

 

Sampson 3 strand nylon

3/8, 1/2,3/4

white

We make nifty custom very safe launching lines with thimbles and splices, and chains and shackles where they could get sliced so you won't kill somebody when you launch with an old worn out genoa sheet.

 

Sampson Amsteel

1 mil, 3/32, 7/64,1/8,5/32, 3/16, 1/4

grey,  red, black, white

super strong slippery abrasion resistant control lines

 

Yale Vectrus

1/4

red

super strong, no stretch, no abrasion resistance, lousy in the sun, needs special care like removal when not sailing,  and sewn on covers at all turning  blocks and cleats

 

Marlow Ocean Blue

10mm

red, green

Fred's J-24 and Electra mainsheets

 

Robline Dinghy sheet

7mm

black gray

   

Robline racing pro

6mm, 7mm, 9mm

red, blue

Fred loves it on his Laser

 

Robline Infinity

5mm

blue black

designed for making end to end splices

continuous control lines

Samson Warpspeed II

5/16

red and green modeled looking

rated 7000lbs!!! No stretch halyards

Fred learned how to do the special slice and WOW this stuff runs freely over pulleys. I would use it everywhere if it weren't so pricey

Marlow Pre stretch

4mm, 1/4

white 1/4

before Spectra this was the lowest stretch. it still has lots of great applications          formerly also J-22, Southcoast, Ensign spin halyards

just got a new 600 foot spool

Marlow racing

2mm 4mm

yellow

Spectra for dinghy control lines

 

Robline Dinghy control

3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm

lottsa colors

handy no stretch with a durable cover

 

Marlow

5/16

 

 

 

New England BZZZ

5/16 or 7mm

5/ 16 plus or 8mm

Black and white

gray and white

DURABLE free flowing Laser, Sunfish mainsheet. Fred uses this.

Just plain pretty for lottsa uses

 

New England Sta Set

1/4

white red fleck

everything where you want durable standard performance sailboat line

 

New England Sta Set X

7/16

white/ red fleck

any 30' plus cruising keelboat halyard. This line is about 100 feet and has a new shackle spliced on it

 

Shock cord

1/8, 3/16 , 1/4, 5/16

red, blue yellow, white. gray

Hand end to hyperactive nincompoops and tell them it is important to constantly adjust

 

New England Salsa

9mm

white red

great mainsheet

 

Samson Control DPS

3/8   10 mm?

red white

a  fatter line like 9 mm Salsa

 

Galvanized G-43 Chain

1/4, 5/16

duh!!!

1/4 = 2600 lbs

5/16 = 3900 lbs

 

Galvanized G-30 chain

1/4

he he he

1300 lbs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stainess 7/19 wire

1/16, 1/8. 3/16

 

 

 

stainless 1 by `19  1/8"

 

 

 

 

Marlow D2 Racing 78

8 mm

lime grsay

fabulous no stretch main halyard

also great for roller furler halyard

Samson MLX

8 mm

gray blue

very low stretch smooth running halyards

 

Samson LS NOT XLS

5/16

white

not as good as sta set of Samson Xls but it is inexpensive  

Robline Admiral 5000

8mm

 

very low stretch main halyards of roller furler. ..too stiff for a spin halyard or dousing jib during raccing

 

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