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August 19, 2022 2 min read
Looking for rope for your sailing dinghy? Here are 5 ropes we recommend that can be used on most dinghies and are some of our most popular with our customers.
Available in 6mm, 7mm and 8mm diameters and in a range of colours this rope is built for sheets.
The design of Evolution Sheet rope helps prevent against abrasion while keeping the rope flexible, lightweight and strong.
Evolution sheet is a braided rope with HT polyester cover and a lightweight multi-fillament core.
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Available in 2mm through to 6mm and again, in a range of colours.
This popular budget rope is perfect for control lines, general purpose and low load halyards.
Evolution Performance has a low stretch polyester core with a hard wearing 16 plait polyester cover.
Available in 3mm through to 6mm and in a range of colours.
This 12 strand dyneema is perfect for purchase systems and high load applications.
Compact Braid is made from a coated 12 strand SK78 dyneema that protects the dyneema from the elements.
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A standard issue on most new dinghies out of the factory, 8 plait pre stretched polyester is typically used for halyards and control lines.
This rope is strong, low stretch and hard wearing.
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Shop 5mm 8 Plait Pre Stretched Rope
No boat would be complete without shockcord, whether that be for your trapeze lines or control line take up systems.
Our shockcord elastic has a hard wearing braided cover and is capable of 100% stretch.
Available in 3mm - 8mm thickness and a range of colours.
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Need some help or advice? Get in touch with our friendly team today who would be more than happy to make a rope recommendation for you.
The top cover was delivered on time as expected. The cover fits perfectly and hopefully it will last forever … Thank you
Bought this for my son so can’t personally comment as I’ve not used it. However he was very pleased with the purchase and said it’s great quality.
Always happy with my orders from Sailing Chandlery. They are quick to post and very helpful when I have had a question.
Jason delivered the boat on time at Hayling Island Sailing Club. The boat was new and all the spars were in perfect condition. Jason came to pick up the boat and return the deposit which I gave at the time of the delivery. Every interaction with Andrew and Jason were handled very professionally. I will recommend to any sailor Sailing Chandlery in the future. I really appreciated how easy it was to charter this boat. Thank you very much. Jacques Kerrest
This was a birthday present for a sailing daughter (i don't sail!) She was delighted, it hasn't been out on the water yet but she's looking forward to trying it out and says it's just what she wanted... so looks like a good choice by me after helpful advice from Sailing Chandlery staff!
I bought the 2.5mm dyneema for a special winch/pulley project which needs to pull two sides of a cradle exactly simultaneously for about a meter. Originally I was going to create loops on both the LHS and the RHS, then loop them together onto a 3mm dyneema rope. This gave me two issues : firstly the "knot" would be large and may rub on the cradle (not much room available), secondly there was no redundancy if the 3mm dyneema was to fail. So I then looked at splitting the drum on the winch into 2 halves so I could wind on both the RHS and LHS 2.5mm ropes on together. This would give redundancy if one leg was to fail but it would not guarantee simultaneous pulling.
Then I had a brainwave. I spliced the 2 x 2.5mm together and then fed a 1.5meter tail through the middle creating a combined rope of approx 3.5mm diameter. I then wound this onto the drum of the winch as a single rope. This would ensure simultaneous pulling, and also provide redundancy if say the outer sheath was abraded and failed - also there was no significant "knot" so it fitted in neatly in the space available.
It was a bit of a fiddle pulling the tail through but not really difficult with the D-splicing tool.
All in all, I am very impressed with the dyneema and I am glad I did not choose a wire rope for this application.
Quick and easy to fit on to the end of the sail and work perfectly.
Thank you 'Sailing Chandlery' for your quick service and easy website which helped me pick the correct part I needed. I am back sailing when the weather allows.
Prompt delivery, with helpful updates and time slot spot on. Perfect new sail at a great price and the number fixing service is well worth it. It even won its first race! Thank you.
This was an easy thing to sort out for my Wanderer. It's a common part for a wide range of boats. The whole thing comes complete that's the Rudder pivot bolt, wing nut and 'socket washer' for the bolt head. The whole process took just a couple of days for my order to be picked dispatched and shipped and I was ready to go sailing again.
I needed GBR letters for the ILCA Europeans and they arrived by the next post.
I bought four of these blocks to deal with Control line take away Perfect.
Great product. Very good quality and price!
Quick delivery, great item
New jib sheets are good to hold, do not twist up and hold well in the cam cleats.
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