One way to greatly increase the line capacity of an offshore reel is to use a backing of hollow-core braided line. Pound for pound, braid has a much thinner diameter than monofilament, so it’s ...
Jamie Goddard, owner of the Rope Guru in South Portland, counts among his customers utilities, ship builders and arborists. PHOTO / TIM GREENWAY Sales have more than doubled every year since Jamie ...
Mathematics is unpicking the secrets of a centuries-old nautical skill called splicing - joining two ropes together end to end by interweaving their strands 1. Chris Leech of rope and fibre ...
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