On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:32:50 UTC, "Doug Haluza"
wrote:

: 1/4" poly rope is between 1000 and 1200 lbs breaking strength when new,
: not 1/2" which is much too strong.

If by "poly" you mean polyester, those numbers seem a bit low. For
their prestreched stuff, Marlow quote average breaking loads of 2584lb
for 6mm and 7826lb for 12mm.

http://www.marlowropes.com/public/pa...fm?page_id=130

Ian
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