Anyone know the established conventions for line colors. I plan on replacing my main halyard and jib sheets and would like to use colored lines instead of white. Thanks, Ron Mehringer s/v Hydro-Therapy
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Rob McLaughlin
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Jonathan Costello
Same for me Ron
My 23.5 came rigged with red for jib and blue for main. I haven't purchased any but have spoken to people that have purchased replacement lines on e-bay for less than what you would normally pay retail.
My 23.5 came rigged with red for jib and blue for main. I haven't purchased any but have spoken to people that have purchased replacement lines on e-bay for less than what you would normally pay retail.
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IslandJack
slightly simpler
any colors as long as they are different....so you can yell 'hey pull the ____ one'. I never read it, but it works for me! haha Jack
any colors as long as they are different....so you can yell 'hey pull the ____ one'. I never read it, but it works for me! haha Jack
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Jeff D.
Colored Lines
I would suggest that you don't use solid color lines since they tend to show fading faster. I believe that the starboard halyard is the main and ergo should be green flecked and the port should be the jib and red flecked. Spin blue.
I would suggest that you don't use solid color lines since they tend to show fading faster. I believe that the starboard halyard is the main and ergo should be green flecked and the port should be the jib and red flecked. Spin blue.
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John
halyards
My jib halyard is to port and red, the main is to starboard and green. That was how it was rigged when I bought it, but it makes sense to me.
My jib halyard is to port and red, the main is to starboard and green. That was how it was rigged when I bought it, but it makes sense to me.
Some colors are worse than others.
Ron: I would have to partially agree with Jeff. The solid colors do not hold up as well as the white with the flecks. Solid red does not take too many years to become solid pink. The green and the blue is better. I would suggest that you try to use the solid colors once you run out of the other fleck options. The main thing is for visitors or newbies on board. It is a lot easier to refer to a colored line than any thing else. I used Sta-set on most of my boat and it is good quality. I used Sta-set x for the main halyard and that stuff is pretty stiff. Unless you are a real fanatic for low stretch, I would stay away from the Sta-set X or equivilant.
Ron: I would have to partially agree with Jeff. The solid colors do not hold up as well as the white with the flecks. Solid red does not take too many years to become solid pink. The green and the blue is better. I would suggest that you try to use the solid colors once you run out of the other fleck options. The main thing is for visitors or newbies on board. It is a lot easier to refer to a colored line than any thing else. I used Sta-set on most of my boat and it is good quality. I used Sta-set x for the main halyard and that stuff is pretty stiff. Unless you are a real fanatic for low stretch, I would stay away from the Sta-set X or equivilant.
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Ron Mehringer
Chapman's
I posted the same question in the Ask All Sailors forum and got the response below from Bob Cassel. It comes from Chapman's, where I had seen it previously but forgot about it. Thanks to all for your advice. "There is a color coding. On page 280 it says Main sheet and halyard - White; Jib/Genoa - Blue; Spinnaker-Read and green for guys; Vangs and travelers-Black "
I posted the same question in the Ask All Sailors forum and got the response below from Bob Cassel. It comes from Chapman's, where I had seen it previously but forgot about it. Thanks to all for your advice. "There is a color coding. On page 280 it says Main sheet and halyard - White; Jib/Genoa - Blue; Spinnaker-Read and green for guys; Vangs and travelers-Black "
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