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Re: Knot strength
From: Mike A. LeButt
Date: 1999 Apr 06, 2:50 PM
From: Mike A. LeButt
Date: 1999 Apr 06, 2:50 PM
At 11:11 04/06/99 -0700, Lu Abel wrote in part:
>I'm looking for some definitive, original-source data on the strength of
>various common knots (bowline, sheet bend, etc) vs the strength of the
>original rope itself.
Try contacting Practical Sailor. They may have done comparative
strength-testing of various knots/hitches/splices for different rope
materials.
P/Lt/C Michael A. LeButt, FC
Balboa Power Squadron (Newport Beach, CA)
"A ship in harbor is safe,
but that's not what ships are for..."
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