[Public-list] Jack lines (was Redoing Teak in Hatches and Seat Tops)

[George Dinwiddie]

Gordon Laco wrote:
> You can - but you have to be careful that the webbing is UV stabilized.
> Most is not intended to sit in the sun for years and will deteriorate.  The
> polyester used in rope is quite resistant to UV and that's why I used it.

As I recall, the webbing I used when I was a climber was nylon.  It 
should hold up fine in the UV, but has considerable stretch.  For 
climbing, that's a feature, not a bug.  For jacklines, it's probably too 
much stretch to keep you on board.

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