[quote=MN3]i have heard of boltropes: shrinking, stretching, sliding and swelling.
i recently cut up a sail that was shot and was kind of surprised to learn the bolt rope was a styrofoam material. i dont know how this material could swell or shrink but perhaps some are made of other material.
It hurt me to cut up the sail.. but it had shredded across 3 pannels with no hope of repair.
I had jumped out on the wire, under full load.. and all of a sudden i fell about 1' down... i thought i was de-masting but realized.. i had more "twist" than possible... (it was sad) BUT.. it made a great window blind :)
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