Too right about the KE in nylon. I've seen what happens when someone
tried to cut a 1" rope under tension - it explodes.





I'd be very nervous about using something as stretchy as nylon for
winching. There's a hell of a lot of energy in a stretched rope, and
it all goes kinetic in a break. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that
for safety reasons I wouldn't go anywhere near a nylon winch cable,
and I certainly wouldn't launch on one.

Ian