Manufacturer part #: DC-2 Size Diameter daN g/m American Metric 1/16 in 1.7 mm 150 2 gr 1/8 in 3 mm 450 7 gr 3/16 in 4 mm 700 11 gr 7/32 in 5 mm 1200 16 gr 1/4 in 6 mm 1650 23 gr Lightweight for Dinghies Dinghy Control is made up of a braided Polyester cover and a Dyneema® SK78 core featuring the FSE Robline® impregnation. This high quality design makes it suitable for use in the stripped state and a great rope for regatta racing. A compelling combination! AplicationsDinghy Spinnaker/ Gennaker Halyard (1) Vang (2) Foresail Halyard (3) Tack-Line (4)Material Polyester 16 Dyneema® SK78Features Lowest stretch and highest breaking strength Good UV-stability Abrasion resistant Low weight Soft Kink free Resistance to hightemperatures Good ability on winches Good in cleats High breaking strength Spliceable Low water absorption Dyneema® core: lowest weight with the highest breaking strength Polyethylene which is the raw material for Dyneema® is changed on a molecular basis and in addition is stretched in one direction. These stretched molecule chains increase the breaking strength and decrease the elongation. Therefore Dyneema® has the lowest stretch at break of all synthetic fibers. Dyneema® has a very low specific weight and is therefore buoyant. The only disadvantage is that it creeps more than some other raw materials. This means the cover can easily be removed from the rope ends without reducing the breaking strength due it's fiber shows a permanent elongation under load. Dyneema® is used as core material in high-tech ropes. The core will carry the load whereas the cover is just used for abrasion and light protection. Therefore Dyneema® it has too a good abrasion resistance and resistance against sunlight. Raw Material UHMWPE Strength (daN/mm2) 345 Specific Weight (g/cm3) 0.97 Water Intake % 0 Sun Resistance very good Elongation 3.5 Abrasion Resistance very good Creep at high loads Melting Temperature 140°
