Running rigging size

[Brahmany]

Hi all,
We are replacing our running rigging on our 320 soon. In Australia nearly all cost effective ropes sold are metric sizes. Question is, will the rope stoppers work effectively under pressure using 10mm rope when the 320 manual says 7/16 inch which is 11mm? 12mm seems a bit too big.

 

[Stu Jackson]

The easiest way I've ever found to answer that question is to try it. Buy two feet of line (you can often find a bargain bin of returned cordage) and give it a go. Good luck.

 

[Brahmany]

Thanks Stu, I have done that with 10mm and I cant pull it through with the brake on by hand and 12mm seems to have to much friction through the stopper. I put the post here as I have noticed there is very little that someone hasn't tried before. Cheers

 

[Joe]

Hi all,
We are replacing our running rigging on our 320 soon. In Australia nearly all cost effective ropes sold are metric sizes. Question is, will the rope stoppers work effectively under pressure using 10mm rope when the 320 manual says 7/16 inch which is 11mm? 12mm seems a bit too big.

The place to check that is the rating from the clutch manufacturer. Lewmar, Spinlock, Garhauer.... etc.

Catalina equipped their boats with Garhauer hardware for quite some time... But it's easy enough just to look at the piece itself and check online. My garhauer clutches are rated 5/16 through 9/16... My jib halyards are 5/16 polyester over a dyneema core.... never had a slippage problem.