On Aug 23, 10:32*pm, "Ed Huntress" wrote:
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Somewhere out there may be a nitpicker, so let's point out the weird
exception -- bolt ropes, which are pieces of rope sewn into the edges of a
sail. The primary one is the luff rope.
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Ed Huntress
Rogue and pedant that am I, man-ropes are hand or foot rails.
Hardware store rope:
http://www.lehighgroup.com/fiber.htm
3/8" braided polyester rope:
http://www.lowes.com/pd_102467-258-0...54_4294937087?
productId=3110257&pl=1¤tURL=/pl__4294856654_4294937087_?
identifier=
The working load is relatively low but enough for a line you pull on.
It's fairly easy on the hands and doesn't twist when loaded.
jsw