Line for preventer?

[JohnV]

I'm confused--if Sta-set is too elastic, then why insert bungy in Spectra for shock loads? Or is the bungy just to keep the Scectra taut when it's not in use?
I'm trying to figure out the best combination for my 33-footer.
John V.

[JohnV]

Wait a minute---(smack forehead)---if you put the bungy inside the length of the 12-strand, then stretching the bungy keeps the line taut. But stretch it more, and the dyneema takes over the load.
Elegant.
Wonder if anybody else has thought of it...
JV

[matt the rigger]

The lower stretch the better. I agree with Brian that there should not be a "weak link". And the shock cord in the line has been done for years.

[Brion Toss]

Originally Posted by matt the rigger

The lower stretch the better. I agree with Brian that there should not be a "weak link". And the shock cord in the line has been done for years.

Yes, true, I have done it for years. The first place I saw it was in a 3-strand mooring line. That would have been somewhere around 1980. You'll find a description in the Apprentice. Since then I've been playing with it in a variety of constructions, currently in mooring lines.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss