Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7211 invoked from network); 31 Jul 2003 08:12:30 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from netmail02.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.221) by mailstore with SMTP; 31 Jul 2003 08:12:30 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 29680 invoked by uid 10001); 31 Jul 2003 08:12:30 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by netmail02.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 31 Jul 2003 08:12:30 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 19i8Vt-0006UK-HK for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 09:10:17 +0100 Received: from [194.217.242.80] (helo=anchor-post-39.mail.demon.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 19i8Vp-0006UB-LR for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 09:10:13 +0100 Received: from telemetry.demon.co.uk ([194.222.19.114]) by anchor-post-39.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #2) id 19i8Vo-0006QY-0U for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2003 09:10:13 +0100 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:06:58 +0100 To: "RSGB LF Group" From: "Tom Boucher" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Turnpike Version 3.03a Subject: LF: Polypropylene Ropes X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0tests=noneversion=2.55 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Hello Group Has anyone out there found a low-cost alternative to polypropylene ropes for use as guys and halyards? The readily available, usually blue, polyprop is affected by UV and, after a couple of years, becomes brittle and breaks. If you then handle it, it will tear your hands to pieces, leaving lots of splinters. Polyprop is available cheaply at around 10 or 12p a metre and as my VLW antenna has a total of 8 halyards, I need something low cost. I intend to visit a chandlers store and seek their advice, but wondered if anyone has any ideas? 73, Tom G3OLB