Hey guys, what is a good rope for replacing my Peter Lynn depower rope for my bar. Wanna make it longer.

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Use static climbing rope or tag line. Static rope is line that has less than 3 percent stretch. Dynamic rope will stretch and is designed to do so under a load. Be sure to tie good knots

use AmSteel synthetic cable twelve-strand braided rope over a Dyneema 500lb inner-core for replacement. some kites don't use the core, but we recommend it.

the core is so if/when the AmSteel breaks, your kite is still held by the core and won't fly away or surge the Brake lines.

let me know if you need some.

Hey guys - Great post. I have been wanting to swap out the rope on my Sabre2 for something a little longer too. Thank you...

Even better powerzone. Way to take it up a notch. That's some hardcore HD stuff there

Thanks guys.

Powerzone:

" is very slippery and will not hold well around cleats," regarding Amsteel. True? I need it to work in my cleatclam i just bought an Ocean Rodeo Chicken loop with the cleat right there and wanna use it.

Will it work?

Decided to go with 6ft of Dynex 75 6mm and I may make the rope like on SLE kites, so its set-up as it was meant to with the OR chickenloop and clamcleat with the two lines running together up to a pulley/ring.

I also got 3ft of Dynex Dux 75 9mm. looks good to me.

Fun to read. I sure wish I knew what in the world y'all were talking about. Maybe I will someday, if I just stick to it. This forum is a great education!!

Lobo :singing:

Dynex Dux and Amsteel are the same fiber, same braid. they are simply Trade names for the 12 strand synthetic cable, so oyou'll be good with either one.

Thanks, I thought it looked similar, and I noticed it was 12 strand also.

Came in the mail today,

9mm and 6mm are both a lot thicker than I thought they'd be. Oh well, still work fine! 6mm works fine the Clamcleat.

If you can get a hold of some "Technora' of the same diameter, get it. Amsteel is made of Spectra, which has excellent strength and stretch properties, but melts at a relatively low temp (which contributes to its poor abrasion resistance). Technora, on the other hand, is even higher strength and stretch qualities, but has much better abrasion resistance. I switched my depower rope to Technora and got roughly 10x the lifespan out of it (6 years vs. 6 months). The problem is that cover-less single braid Technora can be hard to find. I bought a decent supply at West Marine a long time ago, at the time it was made by New England Ropes. Don't know if they still have it, might have to special order it now a days. Technora is light tan in color, won't melt and can be difficult to cut (must use a fresh razor blade to cut it).

Well, I got my 6 foot 6mm one.... hooked it up like you would on an SLE Bar. One length from Chicken Loop thru bar to ring/pully back down thru bar to Chickenloop with Clamcleat.

WORKS GREAT!!!

Clamcleat is now on the chicken loop [Ocean Rodeo.]

Fully out I have 3 feet of bar travel. Perfect amount and I can depower the kite completely without having to fiddle with the clam cleat at all! It's so different and it's amazing.

Very glad I decided to do this.