The Samson Advantage. Where people and technology make the difference

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3 The Samso Advatage Where people ad techology make the differece Chaces are you have see Samso sythetic lies at work all aroud you. For more tha 130 years, Samso has led the way i developig high-performace cordage products to meet the most demadig applicatios i the world. The ruig riggig you select for your boat carries the legacy of our experiece i idustries as diverse as commercial marie, safety ad rescue, arborist, utilities, eve the space program. So where s the advatage for you? Whe you buy Samso, you are gettig a lot more tha a rope. We call our all-iclusive package of techology, products, maufacturig excellece, service, ad experiece The Samso Advatage. Our customers call it peace of mid. So whether you re lookig for ew sheets to trim your composite geoa or replacig the halyards o a traditioal schooer, look for The Samso Advatage. It assures you of performace you ca deped o, aytime, ayplace. Techology Staffed with dedicated scietists ad applicatio egieers, Samso s R&D departmet is dedicated to problem solvig, ad leads the idustry i the developmet of lighter, stroger, more durable ropes. Samso pushes the forefrot of scietific techologies to brig umatched ew product developmet to the market. Equally importat to product iovatio is our ability to stad cofidetly behid our products with accurate, reliable product specificatios based o rigorous testig ad measurig. Products Samso products are cosidered state of the art by sailors aroud the world. Samso has pioeered the use of ew sythetic fibers, uique costructios, ad coatigs to improve the service life of ropes, reduce weight, reduce saggig, ehace abrasio resistace, ad make splicig easier. Maufacturig Samso s stadards of maufacturig guaratee a quality product every time. Our maufacturig plats, i Lafayette, Louisiaa, ad Ferdale, Washigto, are both ISO certified ad utilize LEAN maufacturig priciples. Our facilities operate the most moder equipmet available ad are strategically located to provide excellet service to major shippig ports. Service World-class customer service is yours with every order. The first step to fulfillig this promise is our commitmet to ivetory. Because we uderstad that keepig your shelves stocked at the right level is critical, we make every effort to make sure product is ready to ship wheever you eed it. The ext step to fulfillig our promise of world-class service is to make our people available to you. Our sales staff is at your disposal to help you select the products that are right for you ad/or your customers, ad we have applicatio egieers o staff that will help you troubleshoot ay techical issues specific to your applicatio. Experiece Whe you sail with Samso, your boat carries the legacy of our more-tha-130-years experiece providig rope to diverse idustries. Kow for our excellece ad quality, we have the experiece, itegrity, ad reliability you ca get oly from The Strogest Name i Rope. 3

4 Choosig the best lie for the job Assess your sailig, determie the loads, select the best rope for the job So may differet ropes eed a little help choosig? Samso offers 20 differet ropes specifically for use as ruig riggig. Each is egieered to perform superbly uder a particular set of circumstaces. The choice may seem itimidatig. Armed with a little kowledge, ad a accurate assessmet of your sailig eeds ad what you expect from your lies, the choice becomes a lot more obvious. Photo Sharo Gree / Ultimate Sailig Choose the rope based o a accurate assessmet of the workig load The selectio guide o the ext page ca help idetify potetial ropes for several applicatios, but it all begis with a accurate assessmet of the loads they ll ecouter. Formulas for sheet loads are available i the back of this catalog, but cosider the followig: Halyard loads are best determied by your rigger. For sheets, halyards, or cotrol lies, aticipated loads are cosidered workig loads. The stadard workig load for ay Samso rope is 20% of the rated break stregth. For example, the total load for a ed-of-boom maisheet goig through a four-purchase sheave system may be calculated at 900 lb. Factorig i a 20% workig load, the rope s break stregth eeds to be five times the workig load, or 4,500 lb for this applicatio. Sythetic fibers : what are the differeces? Nylo was the first sythetic fiber widely used i ropes. Reasoably strog (much stroger tha the atural fibers it replaced), ylo is still used i dock ad achor lies where its excellet elasticity allows it to absorb shock loads. But for may sailig applicatios, elasticity is ot a desirable trait. The itroductio of polyester fiber allowed rope maufacturers to build ropes that were as strog as ylo, but with much less stretch, less wet-stregth loss, ad a higher coefficiet of frictio. Because it has excellet grip, it works well o wiches. Polyester ropes, particularly polyester double braids, became the stadard agaist which all ropes were measured. Polyester is still regarded as a excellet fiber for may marie applicatios ad is widely used for covers o highperformace, or high-modulus double braids. High-modulus fibers: which oe, for what, ad why? There are several moder high-modulus fibers, each with a uique set of characteristics. The challege of the rope desiger is to match these characteristics with the uique performace requiremets of the applicatio for which they are desigig. Dyeema is a high modulus polyethylee (HMPE) fiber with a particularly well balaced set of characteristics that allow it to be used i a variety of applicatios. Extremely lightweight (oe-seveth that of steel) with ultra-high stregth (at least as strog as steel wire at the same size), very low stretch, ad excellet abrasio, cut, ad UV resistace, it is well suited for use i halyards, cotrol lies, ad sheets. Withi the Dyeema family of HMPE fibers are several grades, each possessig differet characteristics that iclude icreasig levels of teacity, durability, ad resistace to creep. Samso uses Dyeema fiber or Dyeema -fiber bleds i more tha half of the lies that comprise the competitio-grade ruig riggig. Other high-modulus fibers iclude Techora, a aramid fiber that bleds very high stregth, low stretch, ad abrasio resistace with extreme heat resistace; Vectra, a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) fiber that has very high stregth ad very good resistace to heat; ad Zylo, or PBO fiber, which offers the highest stregth of all the high-modulus fibers; however, it must be protected from UV light. Techora, Vectra, ad Zylo are all exceptioally low-creep fibers. I some cases, Samso bleds fibers to take advatage of the relative properties of each of the compoets. Lightig Rope is a good example: the lightweight characteristic of Dyeema fiber is bleded with the stregth ad exceptioally low creep characteristics of Vectra fiber. The result is a rope that is lighter tha Validator-12, a all Vectra 12-strad, while sacrificig oly 5% of the stregth of AmSteel -Blue, a all Dyeema -fiber 12-strad lie. Class I ad Class II ropes: what are they? Samso ropes are classified ito two mai categories based o fiber type. Ropes maufactured usig the traditioal fibers of ylo, polyester, ad olefi are categorized as Class I. Those ropes made i whole or i part with ay of the highmodulus fibers such as Dyeema, Techora, Vectra, or Zylo are categorized as Class II. Double braids ad sigle braids: what s the differece? Samso iveted the double braid i the late 50s, whe ylo was still the kig of sythetic fibers. This costructio icorporates a braided core withi a braided cover, each carryig a equal percetage of the total load. This type of costructio is commo to lies that use the more traditioal sythetic fibers like polyester, olefi, ad ylo. I additio to carryig up to oe half of the load, the cover serves to protect the core from abrasio or ultraviolet degradatio, to provide grip o wiches or i clutches ad stoppers, ad to provide protectio from frictio-geerated heat. For applicatios that require higher stregth ad lighter weight tha traditioal Class I fibers provide, you will look to a core-depedat double braid. I this costructio, the core is made from Class II fibers ad serves as the stregth member while the cover is typically made of Class I fibers. 4 SamsoRope.com

5 Guide to Ruig Riggig Choosig the best lie for the job Sigle braids are ropes desiged without a separate core. Samso maufactures a wide variety of sigle braids. For sailig applicatios, the most commo sigle braid is a 12-strad lie. Where ecessary or desired, covers ca be added to sigle braids to protect them from exposure to heat, abrasio, or cuttig while i use. Samso maufactures Samso Ice ad Flavored Ice for this specific purpose. This is a specialty cover where Vectra ad PBO fibers are bleded to provide ehaced heat ad abrasio resistace. Alterately, a sailor may opt to strip the cover from a double braid i order to save additioal weight aloft for halyard applicatios. The cover remais itact i areas o the rope where the rope is cleated or wiched. Splicig techiques: why is kowig the class of my lie importat? Splicig techiques are differet betwee Class I ad Class II ropes ad reflect the differeces i stregths ad grip betwee the two groups. It is absolutely critical to use the correct splice for the class of rope beig used. The chart below ad each of the product specificatio pages desigate the class ad recommeded splicig techique. Table of Cotets WarpSpeed / LiteSpeed... 6 AmSteel -Blue... 7 AmSteel / Apex... 8 MLX... 9 Validator SKB Validator II / Validator Lightig Rope / Ultra-Tech Tech XLS Extra XLS Extra T / Ultra-Lite XLS Yacht Braid / XLS Tracer & XLS Solid Color Trophy Braid / LS & LST Yacht Braid Proge II / AS Samso Ice / Flavored Ice Dock Lies Achor Lies Accessory Products Splicig Tools Referece Sectio Glossary Rope Retiremet Lie Selectio Guide Product Locator Use this chart alog with the Lie Selectio Guide o the back cover ad the data from the product pages to determie the right rope for your applicatio. A accurate workig load for each applicatio is key to selectig the best lie for the job. PRODUCT JIB/GENOA SHEETS PAGE NO. Halyards MAINSHEETs SPINNAKER SHEETS SPINNAKER GUYS CONTROL LINES REEF LINES RUNNING BACKS TRAPEZE LINES LIGHT-AIR SHEETS Dighy CONTROL LINES LIFELINES DAVITS * FIBER (core/cover) AmSteel 8 12-S Dyeema AmSteel -Blue 7 12-S Dyeema Apex 8 12-S Dyeema MFP Bled AS S Dyeema SK-90 Lightig Rope S Vectra Dyeema Bled LiteSpeed 6 DB Dyeema / MFP LS 17 DB Polyester / Polyester MLX 9 DB Iegra -S Dyeema Bled / Polyester Proge II 19 DB Zylo PBO / Polyester Tech S Techora Trophy 17 DB Polyester / Polyester Validator S Vectra Validator II 11 DB Vectra / Polyester Validator SKB 10 DB Vectra Dyeema Bled / Polyester UltraLite 15 DB Dyeema MFP Bled / MFP Ultra-Tech 12 DB Techora / Polyester WarpSpeed 6 DB Dyeema / Polyester XLS 16 DB Polyester / Polyester XLS Extra / XLS Extra-T 15 DB Dyeema MFP Bled / Polyester * DB = Double Braid, 12-S = 12-Strad Sigle Braid Class II (high-performace fiber cotet) Class I (traditioal fiber cotet) 5

6 WarpSpeed Product Code: 444 APPLICATIONS: Halyards Maisheets Spiaker Sheets Jib/Geoa Sheets Spiaker Guys Cotrol Lies DB DOUBLE BRAID Class II WarpSpeed WarpSpeed White > High stregth > Very low stretch > Lightweight > Excellet abrasio resistace Core-depedet double braid COVER 24-strad polyester with 3-eds per carrier CORE Dyeema fiber with Samthae coatig that matches the tracer color SPLICING Class II Double Braid Splice A great stregth-weight-stretch profile (high stregth, low stretch, ad very low weight) makes WarpSpeed the high-performace racer s choice for double braid ropes. The stregth member i this double braid is 100% Dyeema fiber. The cover is a flexible 24-strad polyester that provides good hadlig, excellet performace i stoppers ad clutches, ad ehaced abrasio resistace. The cover ca be stripped where desired for greater weight savigs. WarpSpeed is beige with tracers ad matchig cores available i black, red, blue, ad gree. WarpSpeed White has a all-white cover with a blue core, or i white with tracers ad matchig cores of red, blue, ad gree. DIameter 1/4 i. 6 mm 5,100 lb 1.6 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 6,200 lb 3.0 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 9,800 lb 3.8 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 14,000 lb 5.8 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 21,000 lb 8.2 lb 9/16 i. 14 mm 26,500 lb 9.2 lb 0.44% 0.62% 0.79% LiteSpeed Product Code: 375 APPLICATIONS: Maisheets Spiaker Sheets Jib/Geoa Sheets Light-Air Sheets > High stregth-toweight ratio > Very low stretch > Floats Core-depedet double braid COVER 100% MFP 24-strad with 3-eds per carrier CORE Dyeema fiber with Samthae coatig that matches the cover color SPLICING Class II Double Braid Splice DB DOUBLE BRAID Class II With a 12-strad core made of 100% Dyeema fiber, ad a 24-strad cover of braided MFP, LiteSpeed is the floatig versio of WarpSpeed. It has a similar stregth-stretch-weight profile, is extremely strog ad durable, yet its MFP cover allows it to float. This lie is perfect for light-air sheets. LiteSpeed is available with yellow, black, red, or blue covers with matchig cores ad gree tracers. 6 SamsoRope.com DIameter 1/4 i. 6 mm 4,100 lb 1.4 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 6,200 lb 2.0 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 9,300 lb 3.2 lb 0.39% 0.49% 0.77%

7 12 STRAND Class II A high-performace 12-strad sigle braid of 100% Dyeema fiber, AmSteel -Blue yields the maximum stregth-to-weight ratio, very low stretch, ad is stroger tha the same sized wire rope yet it floats. It s the highest stregth sigle braid Samso makes. Samthae coatig ehaces its already high abrasio ad cut resistace. Addig a cover is recommeded for areas cotrolled by wich or rope clutches. AmSteel -Blue is available i blue, black, gray, red, gree, ad orage. DIameter 7/64 i. 2.5 mm 1,600 lb 0.30 lb 1/8 i. 3 mm 2,500 lb 0.50 lb 5/32 i. 4 mm 4,000 lb 0.75 lb 3/16 i. 5 mm 5,400 lb 1.00 lb 1/4 i. 6 mm 8,600 lb 1.60 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 13,700 lb 2.70 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 19,600 lb 3.60 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 23,900 lb 4.20 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 34,000 lb 6.40 lb 9/16 i. 14 mm 40,500 lb 7.90 lb 5/8 i. 16 mm 52,800 lb lb 3/4 i. 18 mm 64,400 lb lb 7/8 i. 22 mm 90,800 lb lb 1 i. 24 mm 109,000 lb lb > for size, the same stregth as wire rope > Extremely low stretch > Lightweight > Floats > Superior wear ad flex fatigue > Torque free > Easily spliced > UV stabilized > Wire rope replacemet 12-strad sigle-braid costructio of 100% Dyeema fiber with Samthae coatig SPLICING Class II 12-Strad Splice Product Code: 872 AmSteel -Blue APPLICATIONS: Halyards Cotrol Lies Reef Lies Ruig Backs Trapeze Lies Lifelies Davits 0.46% 0.70% 0.96% Strippig covers from core-depedet double braids TECH TIP: STRIPPING COVERS May high-performace sailors like to strip the covers from coredepedet double braids to save weight, but it is importat to leave the cover itact wherever the lie eeds to be cleated, worked o a wich, or through a rope clutch or stopper. Complete istructios for strippig covers are available o our web site at SamsoRope.com. Please ote that covers caot be stripped from Proge II (due to PBO s sesitivity to UV), or ay Class I double-braid rope without seriously compromisig the stregth of the rope. 7

8 AmSteel Product Code: 870 APPLICATIONS: Halyards Cotrol Lies Reef Lies Ruig Backs Trapeze Lies Lifelies Davits > High stregth > Extremely low stretch > Floats will ot absorb water > Easily spliced > Extremely lightweight > Wire rope replacemet 12-strad sigle braid, Dyeema fiber SPLICING Class II 12-Strad Splice This efficiet 12-strad costructio of Samthae-coated Dyeema fiber makes AmSteel a ecoomical alterative to AmSteel -Blue. AmSteel is a o-rotatioal rope that yields high stregth ad low stretch: equivalet to wire rope with oe-seveth the weight. I additio, the product is flexible, easily spliced, ad resists flex-fatigue ad abrasio. AmSteel is available i gray, red, blue, gree, orage, ad yellow. 12 STRAND Class II 1/4 i. 6 mm 7,400 lb 1.6 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 10,500 lb 2.7 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 15,500 lb 3.6 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 18,000 lb 4.2 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 27,500 lb 6.4 lb 9/16 i. 14 mm 34,000 lb 7.9 lb 5/8 i. 16 mm 40,700 lb 10.2 lb 0.46% 0.70% 0.96% Apex Product Code: 437 APPLICATIONS: Maisheets Spiaker Sheets Dighy Cotrol Lies 12 STRAND Class II All the stregths show i this catalog are measured o spliced ropes. The stregth you see is what you get as log as your termiatio splices are performed properly. 8 SamsoRope.com > High stregth-toweight ratio > Very low stretch > Floats > Rus smoothly through blocks > Wo t kik > Torque free 12-strad sigle-braided bled of MFP ad Dyeema fibers SPLICING Class II 12-Strad Splice Apex is a lightweight sigle braid that is tued to the itesity of competitio. Available i 3/16" to 1/2" diameters, this race-ready lie delivers quick ad fluid cotrol by combiig the lowstretch stregth of Dyeema fiber with the good grip of textured MFP. It floats, wo t kik, ad is easy o the hads. The effect is smoother sailig ad a steady lie o beig first to the fiish. Not recommeded for wich or clutch applicatios. 3/16 i. 5 mm 1,500 lb 0.6 lb 1/4 i. 6 mm 3,000 lb 1.2 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 5,200 lb 2.2 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 6,200 lb 2.6 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 7,000 lb 3.2 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 8,000 lb 4.2 lb 1.0% 1.5% 1.8%

9 DB DOUBLE BRAID Class II Desiged for the club racer, but also suitable for the performace-orieted cruiser, MLX is a ew double braid costructio that icorporates a first-of-its-kid core with a polyester cover. The uique core is a bled of a ew ad exclusive fiber, Iegra -S, a high modulus polypropylee (HMPP), ad Dyeema, a high modulus polyethylee (HMPE). Iegra -S is available to the rope idustry oly through Samso, ad provides a bridge betwee the performace characteristics ad price tags of traditioal sythetic fibers, such as ylo ad polyester, ad high-performace sythetic fibers such as Techora, Dyeema, ad Vectra. MLX is a lightweight core-depedet lie that has excellet stregth ad low stretch. The core is Samthae coated to match the color of the cover, makig the lie strippable for greater weight savigs. 1/4 i. 6 mm 3,800 lb 1.6 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 4,500 lb 3.0 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 7,200 lb 3.8 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 9,500 lb 5.8 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 15,000 lb 8.2 lb Product Code: 434 MLX APPLICATIONS: Halyards Maisheets Spiaker Sheets Jib/Geoa Sheets Cotrol Lies > Core-depedet double braid > Dyeema -Iegra TM -S bled core > Samthae-coated core that matches the cover > Ca be tapered > Polyester cover > High stregth > Low stretch > Lightweight Core-depedet double braid COVER 24-strad solutio-dyed polyester CORE: Dyeema -Iegra -S bled SPLICING Class II Double Braid Splice 0.7% 1.1% 1.4% Samso supports the sport, from amateurs to Olympias ad beyod Samso s superior stregth ad durability make it my persoal favorite... Samso rope is my first choice for all of my sheets. My persoal favorite is WarpSpeed. I use it for both jib sheets ad spiaker sheets. It lasts the logest by far ad is the most comfortable lie to hadle. I do t like to use gloves ad WarpSpeed is good to go from the first use o. I also get a little creative with Samso lie, always tryig to fid that perfect match. We have foud a Lightig Rope core with a XLS cover to be awesome. We use the combiatio for our jib cuigham ad out jib lead systems. Lightig Rope has eve replaced a lot of our riggig iside the boat. We use it wherever possible to save weight because it is so light ad strog. Samso will cotiue to be my choice of dighy lie for as log as I sail. Thaks for keepig us rippig. Graham Biehl US Sailig Team, Mes 470, Beijig Summer Olympics 2008 We love Samso ad use it wherever we ca... For this reaso, we swap out most lies that come from the 470 builder. Specifically, the 3/8" Trophy Braid is a great ceterboard up/dow lie. The 1/8" AmSteel ad 7/64" Lightig Rope (we like the gree for a chage of color!) are excellet as high load lies that our purchase systems cotrol. We use them o the high load part of the vag ad cuigham. The 1/4" XLS is a good vag cotrol lie because, oce it is wor a little, it is so easy to grab ad still rus smoothly. Stuart McNay US Sailig Team, Mes 470, Beijig Summer Olympics 2008 SAMSON SPONSORSHIPS Paralympic broze medal wiers Our boat hadlig ad performace deped o the quality ad depedability of our equipmet. As crew of the SKUD18, I cout o my lies to ru smooth, provide stregth, ad hadlig comfort uder a variety of sailig coditios. Samso lies delivered this reliable performace durig our traiig ad at the Games. Our sheets ad halyards from Samso were a cotributig factor to our success at the 2008 Paralympic Games." Stacie Louttit, Broze Medallist, 2008 Paralympic Games, Sailig I ca say without a doubt (Samso) is the best out there... You are the oly compay that has bee oboard my Olympic jourey sice the begiig ad I am extremely proud to represet your product. Oskar johasse Toredo Class, Bejig Summer Olympics 2008 Johasse ad Kevi Stittle rigged their boat with Lash It!, AS-78, WarpSpeed, Validator, ad Lightig Rope. The ruig riggig that Samso provided works perfectly. BEN REMOCKER Caadia 49er-skiff-class, Bejig Summer Olympics 2008 Be Remocker ad Gordo Cook were the first Caadia 49er-skiff-class team to go to the Olympics. They made Caada proud i Beijig. 9

10 Validator SKB Product Code: 448 APPLICATIONS: Halyards Maisheets Spiaker Sheets Jib/Geoa Sheets Spiaker Guys Cotrol Lies DB DOUBLE BRAID Class II Look for chafig at your masthead. Be sure you have smooth fittigs aloft to miimize wear o halyards. > High stregth > Low stretch > Exceptioally low creep > Excellet abrasio resistace Core-depedet double braid COVER 24-strad polyester with 3-eds per carrier CORE Bleded Vectra ad Dyeema fibers with Samthae coatig SPLICING Class II Double Braid Splice Validator SKB is the strogest i Samso s Validator series, bledig the high stregth ad low stretch of Dyeema fiber with the exceptioally low creep properties of Vectra fiber. The 24-strad polyester cover provides excellet abrasio resistace ad performace o wiches ad i clutches. Validator SKB is blue with tracers ad matchig cores i white, red, or gree. 3/16 i. 5 mm 4,800 lb 1.3 lb 1/4 i. 6 mm 6,300 lb 2.5 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 8,000 lb 3.0 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 12,900 lb 5.2 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 16,500 lb 7.6 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 22,800 lb 8.7 lb 9/16 i. 14 mm 32,500 lb 12.0 lb 5/8 i. 16 mm 42,600 lb 15.5 lb 3/4 i. 18 mm 53,400 lb 20.4 lb 0.49% 0.72% 0.92% Samso is America s Top Rigger s Lie of Choice Cotacted early i the Morig Light project whe a competitor's riggig iitially used o the yacht failed, Samso was asked by Scott Easom, of Easom Riggig ad Racig, to customize the lies that would ultimately take a youg crew to a third-place fiish overall i Divisio 2. They placed secod amog TP52s. Samso, i cojuctio with Morig Light chief rigger Scott Easom, equipped the crew with highperformace ruig riggig for their voyage. I was give the resposibility of helpig those kids safely to Hawaii, says Easom. Sice I could t be o board with them, I set them out there with the best: Samso. The crew s experiece level was at a poit where they did t eed ay mid-pacific issues. Easom Riggig ad Racig is proud to have bee able to brig the Morig Light team together with Samso. Scott Easom, EASOM RIGGING AND RACING Chief Rigger for Morig Light MORNING LIGHT: The braichild of TP52 Class Associatio executive director Tom Pollock ad vetera TrasPac racers Leslie DeMeuse-Disey ad Roy Disey, the state-of-the-art 52' racig yacht participated i the TrasPac 2007 with a crew of 15 youg sailors from 18 to 23 years old. 10 Morig Light photos 2008 Disey Eterprises, Ic

11 DB DOUBLE BRAID Class II A 100% Vectra -fiber core gives Validator II both very high stregth ad exceptioally low creep i static load applicatios. The 24-strad polyester cover protects the core from abrasio ad hadles easily while performig well o wiches ad i stoppers. Validator II is gray, with tracers ad matchig cores i black, red, blue, ad gree. 3/16 i. 5 mm 3,300 lb 1.4 lb 1/4 i. 6 mm 5,000 lb 2.2 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 7,000 lb 3.7 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 11,000 lb 5.0 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 15,200 lb 7.0 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 20,000 lb 9.0 lb 9/16 i. 14 mm 26,000 lb 12.0 lb 5/8 i. 16 mm 30,000 lb 14.4 lb 3/4 i. 18 mm 45,000 lb 20.3 lb 7/8 i. 22 mm 63,000 lb 27.0 lb 1 i. 24 mm 80,000 lb 35.0 lb > High stregth > Very low stretch > Exceptioally low creep > Excellet abrasio resistace Core-depedet double braid COVER 24-strad polyester with 3-eds per carrier CORE Vectra fiber with Samthae coatig that matches the tracer color SPLICING Class II Double Braid Splice Product Code: 447 Validator II APPLICATIONS: Halyards Maisheets Jib/Geoa Sheets Spiaker Guys Cotrol Lies 0.59% 0.78% 0.98% 12 STRAND Class II Product Code: 446 Validator-12 APPLICATIONS: Halyards Ruig Backs Davits Validator-12 is a 12-strad costructio made of 100% Vectra fiber. This easy-to-splice, exceptioally low creep lie is extremely strog ad lightweight. Validator-12 is available i black, red, blue, ad gree. 7/64 i. 2.5 mm 2,000 lb 0.5 lb 1/8 i. 3 mm 2,700 lb 0.6 lb 3/16 i. 5 mm 5,500 lb 1.3 lb 1/4 i. 6 mm 9,400 lb 2.2 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 14,000 lb 3.6 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 19,500 lb 4.6 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 23,500 lb 6.1 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 35,000 lb 8.8 lb 9/16 i. 14 mm 43,000 lb 10.8 lb 5/8 i. 16 mm 55,000 lb 14.0 lb 0.49% 0.78% 0.98% > High stregth-toweight ratio > Very low stretch > Exceptioally low creep > Wire rope replacemet 100% Vectra fiber sigle braid with Samthae coatig SPLICING Class II 12-Strad Splice High-performace braided ropes are desiged to tur o a radius of 8 times the rope s diameter. Make sure your sheaves measure up. 11

12 Lightig Rope Product Code: 379 APPLICATIONS: Halyards Cotrol Lies Ruig Backs Trapeze Lies 12 STRAND Class II > High stregth-toweight ratio > Very low stretch : Samthae-coated 12-strad sigle-braided bled of Vectra ad Dyeema fibers SPLICING Class II 12-Strad Splice This 12-strad costructio bleds Vectra ad Dyeema fibers ito a reliable, lightweight lie with very low stretch ad exceptioally low creep. It s great for use where static loads are aticipated ad weight is a issue. Lightig Rope is available i black, red, blue, or gree. Addig covers to prevet chafe where lies are held by clutches adds to the life of your lies. Check out Samso Ice ad Favored Ice o page 19. 7/64 i. 2.5 mm 1,400 lb 0.4 lb 1/8 i. 3 mm 2,100 lb 0.5 lb 3/16 i. 5 mm 5,400 lb 1.0 lb 1/4 i. 6 mm 7,900 lb 1.5 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 13,500 lb 2.6 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 18,500 lb 3.5 lb 0.59% 0.68% 0.77% Ultra-Tech Product Code: 443 APPLICATIONS: Halyards Maisheets Spiaker Sheets Jib/Geoa Sheets Spiaker Guys Cotrol Lies > Ecoomical > Exceptioally low creep > Replaces wire halyards > Works well aroud sheaves ad wiches Core-depedet double braid COVER 24-strad polyester with 3-eds per carrier CORE 100% Techora fiber with Samthae coatig SPLICING Class II Double Braid Splice DB DOUBLE BRAID Class II Ultra-Tech combies high performace with great value. This core-depedet double braid cosists of a braided Techora -fiber core as the stregth member with a 24-strad braided polyester cover. Techora is a high-stregth heat-resistat fiber with low stretch. Techora fiber also has better resistace to flex-fatigue tha other aramid fibers. Ultra-Tech is burgudy with tracers ad matchig cores i black, red, blue, or gree. 3/16 i. 5 mm 2,300 lb 1.0 lb 1/4 i. 6 mm 4,800 lb 2.1 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 7,800 lb 4.0 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 10,000 lb 4.6 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 14,800 lb 6.4 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 20,000 lb 9.8 lb 5/8 i. 16 mm 42,000 lb 14.5 lb 3/4 i. 18 mm 51,000 lb 19.7 lb 7/8 i. 22 mm 68,000 lb 27.5 lb 12 SamsoRope.com 0.63% 0.97% 1.24%

13 12 STRAND Tech Class II Product Code: APPLICATIONS: Halyards Cotrol Lies Ruig Backs This Samthae-coated 12-strad is made with 100% Techora fiber ad offers excellet heat resistace i additio to a high resistace to flex fatigue. Tech-12 is available i black, red, blue, or gree. 1/8 i. 3 mm 2,800 lb 0.6 lb 3/16 i. 5 mm 5,600 lb 1.3 lb 1/4 i. 6 mm 8,200 lb 1.9 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 13,000 lb 3.2 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 18,000 lb 4.3 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 28,000 lb 6.7 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 33,000 lb 8.0 lb 5/8 i. 16 mm 43,000 lb 13.5 lb > Easy to splice > Samthae UV coatig > Replaces wire halyards > Works well aroud sheaves ad wiches > Excellet heat resistace 100% Techora, Samthaecoated 12-strad sigle braid SPLICING Class II 12-Strad Splice 0.63% 0.96% 1.20% DEMYSTIFYING ELONGATION, STRETCH, AND CREEP There s a full discussio of the various forms of elogatio i sythetic ropes elastic elogatio, hysteresis, permaet elogatio while workig, permaet elogatio after relaxed, ad cold flow, or creep i the techical sectio at the back of this catalog, but what does the sailor eed to What does the kow about elogatio? You d like to kow that your lies are cosistet from tack to sailor eed to tack. So, what happes whe a sythetic kow about rope is placed uder a load? elogatio? The first time a ew rope is loaded, the braid compacts slightly, ad depedig o the costructio, small helical chages take place. The result is a permaet extesio that will ot chage over the life of the rope. By cyclig the rope uder a load a umber of times before you use it i competitio, this costructioal elogatio ca be elimiated. Elastic elogatio (EE) is a characteristic of the fiber or fibers used i the costructio. It is that portio of the extesio that is immediately recoverable whe the load is released. Elastic elogatio is expressed as a percetage of the legth at a stadard load based o a percetage (10%, 20%, or 30%) of the breakig stregth. Elastic elogatio ca oly be reduced by movig up to a larger diameter lie, a lie with higher breakig stregth, or a lie with a lower measured elasticity. There is aother form of elogatio, called hysteresis, that is ot recovered immediately whe a load is released, but over hours or eve days. This is geerally egligible i the scheme of the racig sailor. Creep is it a problem for most sailors? Creep is the most misuderstood cocept of rope elogatio. It is defied as fiber deformatio (elogatio) due to molecular slippage uder a costat, static loadig situatio. Some fibers such as polypropylee ad HMPE exhibit the characteristics of creep, but if mior fluctuatios occur i the rate ad frequecy of load levels, these characteristics are egligible. Creep becomes problematic over time at costat loads. O a sailboat racig or cruisig a costat load is extremely Creep is measured over rare. The effect of tackig, ad chages i wid ad sail trim all create early a period of weeks, ot cotiuous chages i the loads uder hours or miutes. which your lies are subjected. Creep is ofte measured i state-of-the-art fibers by maitaiig costat, very high static loads over periods of weeks, ot hours or miutes. Not all HMPE fibers have the same creep characteristics. Dyeema SK90, used i Samso s AS-90, has bee specially developed for ehaced creep performace. Bledig a exceptioally low creep fiber like Vectra with Dyeema fiber with egligible creep, results i a lie with the exceptioally low creep of Vectra fiber, ad lighter weight tha a 100% Vectra fiber rope. 13

14 TECH TIP: HALYARDS Upgrade Your Halyards Have you ever had a difficult time furlig your jib whe the breeze picked up? May times, this is due to a old halyard that is stretchig. This causes your jib to sag at the luff, ad keeps the furler from spiig freely. Photo Billy Black Upgrade your halyards to MLX, XLS Extra, or ay of Samso s low stretch, lightweight, high stregth optios, ad watch your jib furl easier uder all coditios. Photo Billy Black Use a bleded-core halyard o a jib furler so you do ot stretch the sail beyod its desig. Photo Billy Black XLS Extra Product Code: 442 APPLICATIONs: Halyards Maisheets Spiaker Sheets Jib/Geoa Sheets Spiaker Guys Cotrol Lies Reef Lies Dighy Cotrol Lies DB DOUBLE BRAID Class II > Excellet wire halyard replacemet > Lighter weight tha double-braid polyesters > Low stretch Core-depedet double braid COVER 24-strad polyester with 3-eds per carrier CORE MFP ad Dyeema fiber bled SPLICING Class II Double Braid Splice XLS Extra was created for performace-orieted cruisers ad club racers who wat higher stregth ad lighter weight tha polyester double braids. This lie offers the smooth flexibility of a 24-strad braided polyester cover with a braided core made from a bled of MFP ad Dyeema -fibers. The result is better performace tha polyester double braids at a better value tha highperformace ropes. XLS Extra is avy blue with your choice of beige, red, blue, or gree tracers. 1/4 i. 6 mm 2,300 lb 2.1 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 3,500 lb 3.2 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 4,600 lb 4.0 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 6,100 lb 5.7 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 8,700 lb 7.7 lb 14 SamsoRope.com 0.50% 0.80% 1.00%

15 DB DOUBLE BRAID Class II Product Code: 438 XLS Extra T APPLICATIONs: Halyards Maisheets Spiaker Sheets Jib/Geoa Sheets Spiaker Guys Cotrol Lies Reef Lies Dighy Cotrol Lies XLS Extra T has same great performace of XLS Extra with the classic look of a white cover. XLS Extra T is available i all white or with red, blue, or gree tracers. > Excellet wire halyard replacemet > Lighter weight tha double-braid polyesters > Low stretch Core-depedet double braid COVER 24-strad polyester with 3-eds per carrier 1/4 i. 6 mm 2,300 lb 2.1 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 3,500 lb 3.2 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 4,600 lb 4.0 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 6,100 lb 5.7 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 8,700 lb 7.7 lb CORE MFP ad Dyeema fiber bled SPLICING Class II Double Braid Splice 0.50% 0.80% 1.00% DB DOUBLE BRAID Class II Ultra-Lite is great for light-wid sheets. This lightweight, floatig double braid has a 24-strad MFP cover ad a bleded core of MFP ad Dyeema fiber. Ultra-Lite is available with a black, red, gree, or blue cover, ad yellow tracers. > Floats will ot absorb water > Excellet stregth > Low stretch Core-depedet double braid Product Code: 441 Ultra-Lite APPLICATIONS: Maisheets Spiaker Sheets Light-Air Sheets Dighy Cotrol Lies COVER 24-strad MFP with 3-eds per carrier CORE MFP ad Dyeema fiber bled 3/16 i. 5 mm 1,200 lb 0.9 lb 1/4 i. 6 mm 2,200 lb 1.9 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 2,900 lb 2.5 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 4,400 lb 3.2 lb SPLICING Class II Double Braid Splice 0.50% 0.80% 1.00% 15

16 TECH TIP: SPLICING Splicig Made Easy Puttig a kot i a rope seems iocet eough util you realize that most kots reduce the stregth of the rope by as much as 50%. Tight beds are the mai culprit. Samso recommeds that all ropes be termiated with a splice. Properly performed, splices retai 90 to 100% of the ew rope stregth, ad they look a lot more professioal. All published stregths i this catalog are for spliced ropes. Samso ropes are classified as either Class I or Class II ropes, depedig o the fibers used. Splicig procedures are differet for each class. Always make certai you use the correct splice for the rope you re workig with. Istructios for splicig Samso ropes are available for free dowload from SamsoRope.com, ad are available i our comprehesive Splicig Maual, available through Samso distributors ad dealers. XLS Yacht Braid, XLS Tracers & XLS Solid Color DOUBLE Product Code: 455/456DB BRAID APPLICATIONS: Halyards Maisheets Spiaker Sheets Jib/Geoa Sheets Spiaker Guys Cotrol Lies Reef Lies Dighy Cotrol Lies Davits Class I > Highest stregth double braid polyester rope > Lowest stretch of our polyester double braids > Outstadig abrasio resistace Double braid XLS Yacht Braids is our most popular family of polyester double braids. Cruisig sailors who desire optimal performace will appreciate this low-stretch costructio, its smooth rederig, ad log service life. XLS is available i white, solid colors, ad with tracers. XLS White has a variegated red ad gree ID i the cover. XLS Tracers is available with red, blue, ad gree tracers ad the red ad gree variegated ID. XLS Solid Color is available i black, red, blue, ad gree. XLS White XLS Tracers XLS Solid Color COVER 16-strad polyester with 3-eds per carrier CORE: Polyester SPLICING Class I Double Braid Splice 3/16 i.* 5 mm 1,200 lb 1.3 lb 1/4 i. 6 mm 2,200 lb 2.3 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 3,300 lb 3.3 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 4,400 lb 4.3 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 5,800 lb 6.4 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 8,300 lb 8.2 lb 9/16 i. 14 mm 11,000 lb 10.1 lb Larger sizes available i XLS ad XLS Tracers. 1.50% 2.20% 2.90% 16 *Please ote the 3/16" diameter is ot spliceable due to its parallel core costructio.

17 DB DOUBLE BRAID Class I Product Code: 453 Trophy Braid APPLICATIONS: Maisheets Spiaker Sheets Jib/Geoa Sheets Trophy Braid is excellet for cruisig sailors who wat a rope with a soft had. This lie has a soft, fuzzy cover that is easy o the hads. This double-braid costructio has a spu polyester cover ad a polyester core. Trophy Braid is available i white, black, red, blue, or gree with a variegated red ad gree ID. 3/16 i. 5 mm 800 lb 1.0 lb 1/4 i. 6 mm 1,400 lb 1.8 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 2,000 lb 2.7 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 3,000 lb 3.6 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 4,000 lb 5.5 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 6,000 lb 7.0 lb > Easy to hold, wet or dry > Holds well i all types of cleats > Has a solid grip o wich drums Double braid COVER 16-strad spu polyester CORE Polyester SPLICING Class I Double Braid Splice 2.20% 3.10% 3.80% DB DOUBLE BRAID Class I LS ad LST are good geeral-purpose yacht braids for ay applicatio. This lie is made with Samso s double-braid costructio ad has both a polyester cover ad core. LS is white with a variegated red ad gree ID. LST is white with black, red, blue, or gree tracers. > Good stregth characteristics > Great had > Great flexibility ad hadlig > Excellet abrasio resistace Product Code: 450 LS ad LST Yacht Braid APPLICATIONS: Maisheets Spiaker Sheets Jib/Geoa Sheets Cotrol Lies Reef Lies Double braid 3/16 i. 5 mm 1,200 lb 1.3 lb 1/4 i. 6 mm 1,900 lb 2.2 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 2,300 lb 3.0 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 3,700 lb 3.8 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 4,900 lb 6.1 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 7,000 lb 7.4 lb 5/8 i. 16 mm 11,000 lb 11.3 lb COVER 16-strad polyester with 2-eds per carrier CORE Polyester SPLICING Class I Double Braid Splice LS LST 1.80% 2.60% 3.30% 17

18 HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS AS-90 SAMSON ICE PROGEN II Photos Billy Black Whe the oly thig that really matters is performace The possibilities i rope desig are edless as techology moves alog a cotiuous cycle. It s a everyday practice for Samso to ivest resources i the research ad developmet of fiber, coatigs, ad rope costructios. Samso s team of scietists ad egieers costatly look for ways to push the boudaries of traditioal ropemakig ad rope performace i order to provide you with the best products available. Eve a mior chage i our lab, ca make a major differece i your performace o the race course. Providig you with the most advaced products o the market is what we do best. It s part of what we call The Samso Advatage, our customers call it peace of mid... Four of the products you will fid i our Specialty Product sectio are Proge II, AS-90, Samso Ice/Flavored Ice, ad Lash It! These products brig performace to ew levels: stroger, lighter, lower stretch lies that perform depedably race after race, tack after tack. Where the visio starts... Competitio spurs iovatio. Workig with riggers ad competitive racers, we get feedback o where high-performace ropes ofte see their greatest challeges. Flavored Ice was desiged to protect high-performace ropes from abrasio ad heat caused by frictio uder load. It bleds Vectra ad PBO fibers ito a cover-oly costructio that is applied to those areas of the rope that are subjected to high temperatures, eed to be cleated, or are ru through stoppers. Tested i the 07 TasPac race, this iovatio proved both effective ad reliable. Samso s Proge II ad AS-90 are two products that icorporate relatively ew fibers ito products that raise the performace bar for the highly competitive sailor. Samso s team of scietists ad egieers costatly look for ways to push the boudaries of traditioal rope makig ad rope performace i order to provide you with the best products available. Research, testig, ad special hadlig to esure performace... Before oe of the world s ew super fibers or other cuttig-edge techology makes its debut i the Samso product lie-up, it eeds to pass striget requiremets set up by Samso s team of R&D scietists ad egieers. This is where desig, performace, ad practicality fid balace. The art of a taleted rope desiger is brought to bear i ropes where two or more fibers are bleded to exploit the best characteristics of both fibers while overcomig the shortcomigs of either. XLS Extra was amog the first ropes to bled the reliability of MFP with the high stregth, light weight, ad low elogatio of Dyeema fiber ito a rope that was lighter, stroger, ad with lower elogatio, while beig relatively ecoomical compared to ropes with all high-modulus fiber cotet. The traditio cotiues with ropes like Lightig Rope, Validator SKB (bleded Vectra ad Dyeema fibers), ad Apex (a 12-strad bled of Dyeema ad MFP fibers). Other desig elemets iclude added coatigs, costructioal desig, chafe materials, hardware, etc. Aother cosideratio is special hadlig requiremets while maufacturig a rope. PBO is a case i poit. To maximize stregth i the fial product, uique procedures to limit UV exposure were developed. Specialized coatigs desiged to ehace performace ad logevity are applied at differet stages of productio, depedig o the rope ad the applicatios it is desiged for. 18 Fially, testig is a critical stage i the desig ad maufacture of ropes. Samso R&D maitais the largest capacity testig machie for sythetic rope i the idustry, capable of testig to 1.1 millio pouds. Samso s test methods exceed the idustry's stadard methods, icorporatig more striget specificatios tha most maufacturers. Testig for elogatio, breakig force, stiffess, ad abrasio resistace are all part of the procedure for every rope. Samples are braided, splices are tested, ad o product is fialized util all its characteristics are fully uderstood ad tested i real-world applicatios.

19 HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS Class II > Highest stregth double braid > Very low stretch > Excellet heat ad abrasio resistace Core-depedet double braid COVER 24-strad polyester with 3-eds per carrier CORE Zylo PBO fiber with Samthae coatig that matches the tracer color SPLICING Class II Double Braid Splice COLOR Black with cores ad matchig tracers i orage, red, blue ad gree. Product Code: 701 Proge II APPLICATIONS: Halyards Jib/Geoa Sheets Cotrol Lies Ruig Backs 3/16 i. 5 mm 5,500 lb 1.2 lb 1/4 i. 6 mm 8,000 lb 2.2 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 11,000 lb 3.8 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 17,500 lb 5.5 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 24,000 lb 7.0 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 30,000 lb 9.0 lb 9/16 i. 14 mm 36,500 lb 11.7 lb 5/8 i. 16 mm 46,000 lb 14.3 lb 3/4 i. 18 mm 68,000 lb 20.2 lb Sciece, the key to success. As you ca see, desigig a lie for a specific applicatio meas uderstadig all of its characteristics ad maagig expectatios to properly pla for all possible actios ad reactios. Samso backs each oe of its lies with rigorous testig. We balace stregth, weight, abrasio resistace, heat tolerace, ad elogatio with a host of other parameters i order to provide you with the most advaced egieered products i the sailig world. PROGEN II is a double braid with a core braided from 100% Zylo PBO (polybezoxazole) fiber. The black cover is 24-strad polyester, ad protects the core from abrasio ad UV exposure. PBO, a rigid isotropic crystal polymer, is amog the highest stregth fibers available today. It has low elogatio, zero creep, ad excellet resistace to high temperatures. Use it wherever the highest stregth is required, or where heat geerated from frictio is a problem. AS-90 brigs high-tech performace to a ew level through the use of Dyeema SK90, the latest i fiber techology. This 12-strad costructio provides a 12% icrease i stregth ad greater liear elastic stiffess, which results i less elogatio with a icreasig load whe compared with other Dyeema fiber lies. AS-90 maitais the same lightweight, durable, ad easy hadlig characteristics that lies made with Dyeema are kow for. Deliverig precise trim cotrol for higher speeds i the extreme coditios of world-class racig, AS-90 offers the racig commuity the ext geeratio i high-performace lies. Add a cover (Samso Ice/Flavored Ice) where you eed to cleat it or it rus through stoppers. SAMSON ICE AND FLAVORED ICE Specifically desiged to mate with ad protect Samso s high-performace sigle braid ropes, Samso Ice ad Flavored Ice are coveroly costructios. Both products are a bled of Vectra LCP ad Zylo PBO fibers. Flavored Ice has polyester added to provide multiple color optios. This fiber combiatio gives the Ice products excellet resistace to abrasio ad heat build-up caused by frictio uder load. Use it wherever sigle braids eed to be cleated, pass through stoppers, or clutches. A messeger lie is icorporated ito the costructio so istallatio is easy. LASH IT! Is a sigle braid costructed with Dyeema fiber. It s bee called the sailor s duct tape because of all the uses to which it's bee put from lashig blocks to securig lifelies. It is icredibly strog, light eough to float, ad does t absorb water. It s twie with a attitude. See page 24 for full details. Class II Model A Model B 0.50% 0.74% 1.00% Product Code: 849 APPLICATIONS: Halyards Maisheets Spiaker Sheets Jib Sheets Cotrol Lies Ruig Backs > Dyeema SK90 the latest i fiber techology > 12% icrease i stregth over SK75 ad SK78 3/16 i. 5 mm 6,100 lb 1.0 lb > Greater liear elastic stiffess, 1/4 i. 6 mm 9,700 lb 1.5 lb which results i less elogatio 5/16 i. 8 mm 15,400 lb 2.6 lb with a icreasig load 3/8 i. 9 mm 22,100 lb 3.5 lb Dyeema SK90 fiber 12-strad sigle braid with Samthae coatig SPLICING Class II 12-Strad Splice COLOR White Class II Product Code: 708/710 > Braided cover protects core from heat damage > Provides abrasio resistace, especially aroud jammers ad stoppers > Flavors allow color codig of halyards, sheets ad other ruig riggig > Messeger lie is built i for easy applicatio (Istallatio istructios available at SamsoRope.com) Samso Ice Flavored Ice 0.47% 0.63% 0.84% AS-90 Samso Ice/Flavored Ice Color-coded protectio system for high-performace ruig riggig INCHES millimeter POUNDS 3/8 i. 9 mm 3.4 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 4.8 lb FLAVORED ICE COLORS Model A colors are black, yellow, ad red ad fit ropes 1/4" to 3/8" i diameter. Model B colors are blue, gree, ad orage ad fit ropes 7/16" to 9/16" i diameter. 19

20 Dock & Achor Lies Whether power or sail, the most frequetly used lies aboard are the dock ad achor lies 20 SamsoRope.com It s a fact of the boatig life that, for most of us, our boats sped more time at the dock or moored tha uderway. Protect your ivestmet, ad give yourself a little peace of mid by esurig that you ve got the best dock ad achor lies available. Is there really a differece? All dock ad achor lies are created equal, right? Not really. All of Samso lies are built with 100% premium ylo that provides excellet stretch ad flexibility. Nylo s elastic elogatio properties help smooth out the surge effects of wakes, waves, wid, or heavy seas, makig ylo the perfect fiber for dock ad achor lies. All of Samso s solid colored dock ad Gold-N-Braid lies are produced with solutio-dyed ylo so the color will ot bleed or fade. Cosistet quality from the compay that moors more vessels tha ay other Our recreatioal marie products are subjected to the same rigorous testig ad quality cotrol uder which we produce moorig lies ad hawsers for some of the world s largest vessels. You ca be sure that Samso dock ad achor lies are the same diameter ad legth as those prited o the box. They are also professioally prespliced, with thimbles icluded o all achor lies. Deep Six Achor with cofidece Deep Six brigs together the firmess of a premium 3-strad with the easy hadlig ad flakability of a 8-strad. It s bee egieered to stay roud ad firm for excellet rederig o wiches ad achor widlasses, has excellet stregth, ad superior eergy absorptio, while storig very compactly i the rode locker due to its extreme flexibility ad torque-free costructio. The 6-strad costructio also provides good, positive grip for hadlig. It is braided from heat stabilized premium ylo to maitai its firm shape but remais flexible ad will ot shrik or harde. Gold-N-Braid, Solid Color Solutio-dyed before braidig, our colored lies stay true; the color wo t wid up o your deck ad they ll resist fadig far loger tha lies that are dyed by other methods. Gold-N-Braid ad Solid Color are costructed of a braided ylo core ad braided ylo cover that gives excellet stretch ad flexibility. Gold-N-Braid uses a white ad gold ylo cover, while Solid Color lies are available i royal blue, avy, or black. Both excel wherever stregth, elastic elogatio, ad abrasio resistace are critical. Super Strog Super Strog is the highest stregth dock ad achor lie offered by Samso. It is costructed of a braided ylo core ad braided ylo cover. We apply our Pro-Gard marie fiish to further ehace this rope s stregth performace, particularly whe wet. It has a white cover with blue ad red tracers, ad has excellet elastic elogatio to meet the most demadig moorig coditios. Pro-Set-3 Samso combies a premium ylo with our four-stage maufacturig process ad heat stabilizatio to produce a truly premium 3-strad rope. This four-stage process creates a 3-strad rope with superior abrasio properties ad provides a log, depedable service life. Samso s stabilizatio process for Pro-Set-3 esures the rope will stay firm but flexible ad will ot shrik after beig used. May competig products are ot heat-stabilized, resultig i dramatic shrikage after beig wet for the first time. Coversely, Samso s uique stabilizatio process of the fiished rope results i less tha 2% residual shrikage ad a lie that does ot harde after exposure to the elemets.

21 Dock Lies Stadard packages, sizes, or custom Double Braids Gold-N-Braid Product Code: 610 Choices because ot all boats are the same Samso offers two differet costructios. Dock lies are available i either double braid (Gold-N-Braid, Solid Color, or Super Strog) or Pro-Set Nylo, a four-stage 3-strad twisted costructio. Solid Color Navy Solid Color Blue Product Code: 618 Product Code: 618 Dock lies are available prepackaged, i a variety of diameters ad legths, with a eye spliced i oe ed. Custom sizes ad legths to suit specific moorig requiremets are available; cosult your local Samso dealer. Solid Color Black Product Code: 618 Dock Lie Selectio Guide s are approximate averages of ew rope. Boat Gold-N-Braid Solid Color Super Strog Pro-Set-3 15 to 25 ft 3/8 i. 4,500 lb 26 to 30 ft 3/8 i. 4,500 lb 31 to 35 ft 3/8 i. 4,500 lb 36 to 40 ft 1/2 i. 7,900 lb 41 t0 50 ft 1/2 i. 7,900 lb 51 to 60 ft 5/8 i. 14,000 lb 61 to 75 ft 3/4 i. 19,400 lb 76 to 90 ft 3/4 i. 19,400 lb 3/8 i. 4,500 lb 3/8 i. 4,500 lb 3/8 i. 4,500 lb 1/2 i. 7,900 lb 1/2 i. 7,900 lb 5/8 i. 14,000 lb 3/4 i. 18,500 lb 7/8 i. 27,000 lb 91 to 100 ft 1 i. 33,900 lb 101 to 120 ft 1 i. 33,900 lb 3/8 i. 4,900 lb 3/8 i. 4,900 lb 3/8 i. 4,900 lb 1/2 i. 8,600 lb 1/2 i. 8,600 lb 5/8 i. 15,200 lb 3/4 i. 18,800 lb 7/8 i. 29,000 lb 1 i. 36,000 lb 1 i. 36,000 lb 3/8 i. 3,600 lb 1/2 i. 6,300 lb 1/2 i. 6,300 lb 5/8 i. 10,000 lb 5/8 i. 10,000 lb 3/4 i. 13,500 lb 7/8 i. 19,000 lb 1 i. 25,000 lb Super Strog 3-strad Pro-Set-3 CUSTOM DOCK LINES Product Code: 612 Product Code: 601 Dock Lie Legths INCHES Gold-N-Braid FEET Elastic Elogatio Solid Color FEET Super Strog FEET Pro-Set-3 FEET 3/8 i. 15', 20', 25' 15', 20', 25' 15', 20', 25' 15', 20' 1/2 i. 15', 20', 25' 15', 20', 25', 30', 35' 15', 20', 25', 30', 35' 15', 20', 25', 30' 5/8 i. 25', 30', 35' 20', 25', 30', 35' 25', 30', 35', 40' 3/4 i. 40', 50' 40', 50' Elogatio Gold-N-Braid Solid Color Super Strog Pro-Set-3 10% 3.5% 3.5% 3.0% 5.5% 20% 5.6% 5.6% 5.3% 10.0% 30% 8.5% 8.5% 6.7% 12.1% Formulas for calculatig custom dock lies: Bow Lies = 1-1/2 Beam Sprig Lies = 3/4 Legth Over All Ster Lies = 1-1/2 to 2 Beam Samso offers custom sizes ad legths of dock lies to suit specific moorig requiremets. Cosult your local Samso dealer for more iformatio. 21

22 Achor Lies They re amog the most critical lies o your boat Samso achor lies are shipped with a prespliced highstregth, reiforced captive thimble. Smaller diameters are shipped i coveiet, reusable plastic tote boxes. Loger legths o spools are available. Cotact your local Samso dealer for more iformatio. Double Braids Product Code: 611 Gold-N-Braid Product Code: 615 Product Code: 603 Product Code: 630 Deep Six achor with cofidece Super Strog 3-strad Pro-Set-3 6-strad Deep Six Deep Six brigs together the firmess of a premium 3-strad with the easy hadlig ad flakability of a 8-strad. It s bee egieered to stay roud ad firm for excellet rederig o wiches ad achor widlasses, has excellet stregth, ad superior eergy absorptio, while storig very compactly i the rode locker due to its extreme flexibility ad torque-free costructio. The 6-strad costructio also provides good, positive grip for hadlig. It is braided from heat-stabilized premium ylo to maitai the extreme flexibility, superior wet stregth, ad resistace to shrikig. Choices because ot all boats are the same Available i double braid (Gold-N-Braid or Super Strog), sigle braid (Deep Six), or 3-strad twisted costructios (Pro-Set-3), Samso achor lies provide excellet stregth, eergy absorptio, ad log service life. Achor Lie Selectio Guide s are approximate averages of ew rope. Boat SIze Gold-N-Braid Super Strog Pro-Set-3 Deep Six 15 to 25 ft 3/8 i. 4,500 lb 26 to 30 ft 3/8 i. 4,500 lb 31 to 35 ft 3/8 i. 4,500 lb 36 to 40 ft 1/2 i. 7,900 lb 41 to 50 ft 1/2 i. 7,900 lb 51 to 60 ft 5/8 i. 14,000 lb 61 to 75 ft 3/4 i. 19,400 lb Achor Lie Legths INCHES Gold-N-Braid FEET 3/8 i. 4,900 lb 3/8 i. 4,900 lb 3/8 i. 4,900 lb 1/2 i. 8,600 lb 1/2 i. 8,600 lb 5/8 i. 15,200 lb 3/4 i. 18,800 lb 76 to 90 ft 7/8 i. 29,000 lb 91 to 100 ft 1 i. 36,000 lb 101 to 120 ft 1 i. 36,000 lb Super Strog FEET 3/8 i. 3,600 lb 1/2 i. 6,300 lb 1/2 i. 6,300 lb 5/8 i. 10,000 lb 5/8 i. 10,000 lb 3/4 i. 13,500 lb 7/8 i. 19,000 lb 1 i. 25,000 lb Pro-Set-3 FEET 3/8 i. 4,500 lb 1/2 i. 8,000 lb 1/2 i. 8,000 lb 5/8 i. 13,000 lb 5/8 i. 13,000 lb 3/4 i. 18,000 lb Deep Six FEET 3/8 i. 100', 150', 200' 100', 150', 200' 100', 150' 600' 1/2 i. 150', 200', 250' 100', 150', 200', 100', 150', 200', 300' 600' 250', 300' 5/8 i. 200', 250' 150', 200', 250', 300' 150', 200', 250' 600' Samso achor lies are shipped with a prespliced, high stregth, reiforced, black sythetic captive thimble. Elastic Elogatio Elogatio Gold-N-Braid Super Strog Pro-Set-3 Deep Six 10% 3.5% 3.0% 5.5% 2.8% 20% 5.6% 5.3% 10.0% 5.3% 30% 8.5% 6.7% 12.1% 7.2% 22 SamsoRope.com

23 Achor Lies Use the right scope, ad always protect from chafe 7:1 Scope = Water Depth 7 Use 1 foot of chai for each foot of boat legth betwee achor ad achor rode. Water depth = distace from chocks to bottom Achor Lie Scope The holdig power of ay achor is dramatically icreased whe the proper scope of achor lie is used. There should be eough achor rode o had to provide a scope of 7:1 (seve times the water depth at the achor) i all aticipated achorages. This will provide eough security for all but the heaviest of seas. Holdig power ca be further ehaced by usig a sectio of chai betwee the rope rode ad the achor. The combiatio lowers the agle of pull, causig most moder achors to bury-i, rather tha drag. Chafe Protectio Dock ad achor lies should be well protected from chafe caused by costat abrasio where lies cotact chocks or the rail, which ca cause the strogest lies to fail well before their ormal useful lifespa. All cotact poits should be covered with cavas, leather, chafig tape, or eve plastic tubig to prevet wear. Cosult with your local supplier to determie what chafe protectio product(s) is right for you. Achorig Securely TECH TIPS: ANCHORING There are two methods to coect your achor rode to the chai: a ropeto-chai splice, ad a eye splice with a thimble. The rope-to-chai splice allows the rope-chai iterface to pass through most gypsies o achor widlasses. Because this splice allows direct rope-to-chai cotact, it should be ispected frequetly for chafe ad remade if ecessary. The alterative a eye splice with a thimble, coected to the chai with a moused shackle (see iset photo) prevets direct rope-to-chai chafig, but will ot pass through the gypsies o most widlasses. Istructios for all 6-strad Deep Six ad 3-strad rope splices are available for free dowload o our website: SamsoRope.com. MOUSED SHACKLE 23

24 Accessory Products Lash It! Product Code: 811 Class II Quik-Splice Product Code: 335 Lash It! has bee called the sailor s duct tape because of its multiple uses o ay sailboat. A sigle braid made from Dyeema fiber with Samthae urethae coatig, Lash It! offers a high stregthto-weight ratio: it is stroger tha steel, so light it floats, ad does ot absorb water. Lash it! comes i 180' easily dispesed from a plastic tube. Available i 180 ft. tubes ad 600 ft. spools. 1/16 i mm 500 lb 0.12 lb 3/32 i mm 650 lb 0.16 lb MFP Floatlie Product Code: 461 APPLICATIONS: Floatig Moorig Lies Dighy Paiters House Boat Tie-up Lies Quik-Splice is a fast-splicig sigle braid costructed with high-stregth Ultra Blue copolymer olefi fiber. It floats ad has high wet ad dry abrasio resistace. The Ultra Blue fiber has excellet dielectric properties ad is extruded with our SL-5 ultraviolet ihibitor to provide superior resistace to sulight degradatio. s 7/16" ad smaller chage from 12-strad to 8-strad costructio. Quik-Splice is blue with a red ad gree tracer. > UV Stabilized > Easy to splice > Stroger tha stadard polypropylee > Excellet wet ad dry abrasio resistace Accessory Cord Available i 500 ft. spools 1/4 i. 6 mm 1,400 lb 1.1 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 2,500 lb 1.7 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 3,500 lb 2.7 lb 7/16 i. 11 mm 4,600 lb 3.5 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 6,700 lb 4.7 lb 9/16 i. 14 mm 7,500 lb 6.0 lb 5/8 i. 16 mm 10,900 lb 7.8 lb 1.1% 1.9% 2.6% Product Code: 480 APPLICATIONS: Floatig Moorig Lies Dighy Paiters Double braid with a multifilamet polypropylee cover ad floatig core. MFP Floatlie is yellow with red ID. Available i 600 ft. spools 1/4 i. 6 mm 1,700 lb 1.4 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 3,200 lb 2.7 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 5,200 lb 4.5 lb 5/8 i. 16 mm 7,400 lb 8.0 lb Stadard Pack: 1 spool per case. HB Poly Product Code: 307 HB Poly is made with a UV-stabilized moofilamet polypropylee fiber. It s easy to splice ad it floats. HB Poly is gree. Available i 100 ft. Haks ad 600 ft. spools 3/16 i. 5 mm 750 lb 0.6 lb 1/4 i. 6 mm 1,200 lb 1.1 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 1,700 lb 1.6 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 2,600 lb 2.3 lb 1/2 i. 12 mm 4,300 lb 3.7 lb Stadard Pack: 12 coected haks or 1 spool per case. Nylo Starter Cord Product Code: 580 Geeral purpose cord with a braided ylo cover ad twisted ylo core. Nylo Starter Cord is white. With a polyester cover ad ylo core, Samso s Accessory Cord has excellet flexibility, kottig, ad stregth characteristics for a smooth ruig, torque-free cord. Accessory Cord is black. Available i 300 ft. spools 5/64 i. 2 mm 230 lb 0.2 lb 1/8 i. 3 mm 600 lb 0.5 lb 5/32 i. 4 mm 1,000 lb 0.8 lb 3/16 i. 5 mm 1,200 lb 1.4 lb 1/4 i. 6 mm 2,200 lb 1.8 lb 9/32 i. 7 mm 2,800 lb 2.3 lb 5/16 i. 8 mm 3,500 lb 3.0 lb 3/8 i. 9 mm 4,300 lb 3.8 lb Stadard Pack: 1 spool per case. Tie-It Braid Costructed of white braided polypropylee cover with a kot-holdig cotrol core. Tie-It Braid is white. Product Code: 479 Available i 1,000 ft. spools per No. Put-Up 100 ft No. INCHES MILLIMETERS FEET POUNDS POUNDS 3 3/32 i. 2.3 mm 540 lb 0.3 lb 6 3/16 i. 5 mm 100', 1000' 500 lb 0.63 lb 4 1/8 i. 3 mm 650 lb 0.6 lb 7 7/32 i. 5.5 mm 100' 700 lb 0.85 lb 5 5/32 i. 4 mm 850 lb 0.8 lb 8 1/4 i. 6 mm 100', 1,000' 1,300 lb 1.10 lb 6 3/16 i. 5 mm 1,000 lb 0.9 lb 10 5/16 i. 8 mm 1,000' 1,400 lb 1.80 lb 7 7/32 i. 5.5 mm 1,500 lb 1.1 lb 12 3/8 i. 9 mm 100' 2,500 lb 2.30 lb Stadard Pack: 1 spool per case. 100' legths packaged i haks, 1000' legths packaged i spools. SamsoRope.com Stadard Pack: 12 coected haks or 1 spool per case. 24

25 Solid Braid Polyester With a firm roud costructio, Solid Braid Polyester resists rot ad mildew. It stays flexible ad has shock absorbig ability. Solid Braid Polyester is white. Product Code: 020 Spicig Tools & Kits The Samso Splice Traiig Kit comes complete with a fid, pusher, istructios for a double braid eye splice, ad two legths of double braided ropes. Product Code: Accessory Products Put-Up No. INCHES MILLIMETERS FEET POUNDS POUNDS 4 1/8 i. 3 mm 50', 500', 1,000' 310 lb 0.43 lb 5 5/32 i. 4 mm 50', 500', 1,000' 430 lb 0.61 lb 6 3/16 i. 5 mm 50', 500', 1,000' 620 lb 0.92 lb 8 1/4 i. 6 mm 50', 100', 200', 500', 1,000' 1,100 lb 1.50 lb 10 5/16 i. 8 mm 500', 1,000' 1,600 lb 2.90 lb 12 3/8 i. 9 mm 500', 1,000' 2,200 lb 3.90 lb 16 1/2 i. 12 mm 1,000' 3,700 lb 6.40 lb 50' ad 100' legths packaged i haks, all other legths packaged i spools. Stadard Pack: 12 coected haks or 1 spool per case. Solid Braid Nylo Solid Braid Nylo has a firm, roud costructio that resists rot ad mildew. It stays flexible ad has shock-absorbig ability. Solid Braid Nylo is white. Product Code: 019 The Samso Splicig Kit comes with splicig istructios for a double braid eye splice, a pusher, ad 5 alumium tubular fids (size rage 1/4" through 1/2" diameter). Product Code: Selma Fids Made from highly polished stailess steel, Selma Fids are pateted worldwide. Available i sets oly, the Selma Fid may be used to splice hollow braided lies from 1/8" to 9/16", or double braid ad 3-strad rope up to 1-1/8". Product Code: 903 Put-Up No. INCHES MILLIMETERS FEET POUNDS POUNDS 4 1/8 i. 3 mm 250', 500', 600', 1000' 400 lb 0.37 lb 5 5/32 i. 4 mm 500', 1000' 600 lb 0.61 lb 6 3/16 i. 5 mm 50', 475', 500', 1000' 800 lb 0.75 lb 7 7/32 i. 5.5 mm 100' 900 lb 1.20 lb 8 1/4 i. 6 mm 100', 200', 500', 1000' 1,300 lb 1.20 lb 10 5/16 i. 8 mm 100', 500', 1,000' 1,400 lb 2.10 lb 12 3/8 i. 9 mm 250', 500' 2,500 lb 3.00 lb 16 1/2 i. 12 mm 500' 4,000 lb 5.10 lb 50' ad 100' legths packaged i haks, all other legths packaged i spools. Tubular Fid Put-Up Pack Uits INCHES POUNDS PER PACK 1/4 i. 1 each 0.6 lb 12 5/16 i. 1 each 1.2 lb 12 3/8 i. 1 each 1.8 lb 12 7/16 i. 1 each 2.4 lb 12 1/2 i. 1 each 2.4 lb 12 9/16 i. 1 each 3.0 lb 6 5/8 i. 1 each 3.0 lb 6 3/4 i. 1 each 6.0 lb 6 7/8 i. 1 each 9.0 lb 6 1 i. 1 each 12.0 lb 6 Small Pusher 1 each 2.4 lb 12 Large Pusher 1 each 2.4 lb 6 Selma Fids set of lb 1 Splice Traiig Kit 1 kit 12.0 lb 6 Splicig Kit 1 kit 9.6 lb 12 25

26 Referece Fiber Characteristics (usig ylo as a basis of 1.0) GENERIC FIBER TYPE NYLON POLYESTER POLYPROPYLENE HMPE LCP ARAMID PBO Teacity (g/de) (SK-75) Elogatio % 12 18% 18 22% 3.6% 3.3% 4.6% 2.5% Coefficiet of Frictio Meltig Poit F * Char temperature does ot melt F 1 TENACITY is the measuremet of the resistace of fiber to breakig. 2 ELONGATION refers to percet elogatio of fiber at break. 3 COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION is based o reluctace to slip or slide. 330 F 300 F 625 F 930 F* 1200 F* Critical Temperature F 350 F 250 F 150 F 300 F 520 F 750 F Specific Gravity CRITICAL TEMPERATURE is defied as the poit at which degradatio is caused by temperature aloe. FIBER STRENGTH RETENTION AFTER CHEMICAL IMMERSION (Dyeema fiber's stregth retetio after 6-moths immersio) REFERENCE AGENT HMPE Sea Water 100% Hydraulic Fluid 100% Kerosee 100% Gasolie 100% Glacial Acetic Acid 100% 1 M Hydrochloric Acid 100% 5 M Sodium Hydroxide 100% Ammoium Hydroxide (29%) 100% Hypophosphite Solutio (5%) 100% Perchloroethylee 100% 10% Deterget Solutio 100% Bleach 91% Rope Costructio 3-Strad Both Class I ad Class II ropes ca be produced i various rope costructios such as 3-strad, 8-strad, 8 3-strad, 12-strad, double braids, or core-depedet braids. 6-Strad 8-Strad 12-Strad All Samso ropes are categorized for splicig ad testig purposes as a Class I or Class II costructio. Class I ropes are produced with o-high modulus fibers that impart the stregth ad stretch characteristics to the rope which have teacities of 15 grams/deier (gpd) or less ad a total stretch at break of 6% or greater. Class I Ropes are produced with traditioal fibers such as: olefi (polypropylee or polyethylee), ylo, ad polyester. Class II ropes are produced with high modulus fibers that impart the stregth ad stretch characteristics to the rope which have teacities greater tha 15 grams/deier (gpd) ad a total stretch at break of less tha 6%. Typical Class II ropes are produced with: HMPE (Dyeema or Spectra fibers), Aramid (Techora or Kevlar fibers), LCP (Vectra fiber), PBO (Zylo fiber), ad carbo fibers. Double Braid 26 SamsoRope.com

27 REFERENCE Elogatio Testig Methods Referece (EE) Refers to the portio of stretch or extesio of a rope that is immediately recoverable after the load o the rope is released. This recoverable tedecy is a primary result of the fiber (or fibers) used as opposed to the rope costructio. Each type of sythetic fiber iheretly displays a uique degree of elasticity. Relatively, HMPE fiber has a extremely low elasticity compared to ylo fiber. HYSTERESIS Refers to a recoverable portio of stretch or extesio over a period of time after a load is released. I measurig elastic recovery it is the recovery that occurs immediately whe a load is removed; thereafter, a remaiig small percetage of elastic recovery will occur slowly ad gradually over a period of hours or days. This retardatio i recovery is measured o a legth/time scale ad is kow as hysteresis or recovery over time. PERMANENT EXTENSION (PE) WHILE WORKING The amout of extesio which exists whe stress is removed but o time is give for hysteresis recovery. It icludes the o-recoverable ad hysteresis extesio as oe value ad represets ay icrease i the legth of a rope i a costat workig situatio such as durig repeated surges i towig or other similar cyclical operatios. The percetage of PE over the workig load rage is geerally i order of four or six percet for braided ropes ad two to three times as much for plaited. However, it will vary slightly with differet fibers ad rope costructios. Allowaces must be made for this factor i applicatios such as sub-surface moorig or whe usig devices that demad precise depth locatio ad measuremet. PERMANENT EXTENSION (PE) AFTER RELAXED That portio of extesio which, due to costructio deformatio (compactig of braid ad helical chages) ad some plastic deformatio of the yar fibers, prevets the rope from returig to its origial legth. CREEP (COLD FLOW) Fiber deformatio (elogatio) due to molecular slippage uder a costat, static loadig situatio. Fibers with this iheret characteristic display extremely low or egligible creep if mior fluctuatios occur i the rate ad/or frequecy of load levels. I rope form, this would apply to polypropylee, polyethylee ad HMPE fibers. New Rope Uloaded Iitial Legth 30 ft. Loaded Legth 40 ft. Total Stretch 10 ft. Load Applied 5 ft. Immediately recoverable Load Released 3 ft. Load Released HYSTERESIS Recoverable over time After Several Hours New legth of rope 2 FT. After elogatio 32 ft. PERMANENT ELONGATION 2 ft. No-recoverable Several hours later... A WORD ABOUT PUBLISHED STRENGTHS AND TESTING Because our ropes are asked to perform i the real world, our published stregths ad test results reflect as accurately as possible the coditios uder which they are iteded to be used. Sice early all ropes i actual use are termiated with a splice, publishig uspliced stregths does ot allow the customer to select the appropriate size ad stregth rope for his applicatio, ad to assure the utmost i safety ad legth of service life. Throughout this catalog, ad wherever stregths are oted, all published data are for spliced ropes. This esures that you are selectig sizes ad stregths based o real world coditios. Whe comparig our data to other stregths, please esure that spliced stregths are used. Testig methods at Samso Testig is a critical stage i the desig ad maufacture of ew ropes, ad i determiig retiremet criteria for used ropes. Samso has established test methods that comply with idustry stadard methods like CI-1500, with more striget specificatios ad testig istructios to elimiate wide toleraces or geeralized procedures. The result is more cosistet, reliable data for our customers, ad more accurate assessmet of retiremet criteria. 1.1 millio poud test machie Samso R&D maitais the largest capacity testig machie for sythetic rope i the idustry, capable of testig rope to failure up to 1.1 millio pouds. The machie is fully computer cotrolled, provides automated cycle loadig, ad precise elogatio measuremets. All data is acquired, stored, calculatios performed, ad reports geerated automatically. Samso s testig methodology covers: > Samplig of test specimes > Cycled elogatio/tesio fatigue > Determiatio of diameter > Wet testig > Determiatio of lay/pitch, > Reportig procedures picks per ich > Stiffess > Liear desity > Abrasio resistace > Breakig force > Iitial elogatio (ucycled elogatio) More iformatio o testig of high-performace ropes is available for dowloadig at SamsoRope.com. Go to the Techical Resources sectio directly from the home page. Samso was oe of the first U.S. rope maufacturers to receive ISO 9001 certificatio, a atural progressio of our existig Quality Assurace Program that icorporates: > Itegrated product developmet ad productio software that traslates egieerig specificatios ito productio orders for maufacturig > Specialized productio documets for processig high modulus fibers > Stadardized procedures for ispectio, aalysis, ad testig of i-process product as well as fiished goods > Idividual specificatios for all products Based o our Quality Assurace Program, Samso has received product type approval certificatios from: ABS America Bureau of Shippig NK Nippo Kaiji Kyokai DNV Det Norske Veritas LR Lloyds Register Product certificatios are available upo request with order placemet. As a log stadig active member of the Cordage Istitute, Samso has bee a major cotributor i developig stadards ad specificatios o behalf of the Cordage Istitute. COMPONENTS OF STRETCH ON A LOADED ROPE Published Elastic Elogatio Data: All reported percetages are averages based o tests of ew rope stabilized from 200D2. Tested ropes are stabilized by beig cycled 50 times at each stated percetage of its average break stregth. 27

28 Referece Rope Hadlig Bedig Radius REFERENCE REMOVING ROPE FROM REEL OR COIL Sythetic fiber ropes are ormally shipped o reels for maximum protectio while i trasit. The rope should be removed from the reel by pullig it off the top while the reel is free to rotate. This ca be accomplished by passig a pipe through the ceter of the reel ad jackig it up util the reel is free from the deck. Rope should ever be take from a reel lyig o its side. If the rope is supplied o a coil, it should always be ucoiled from the iside so that the first tur comes off the bottom i a couterclockwise directio. Oce these hockles appear, they caot be removed ad the rope is permaetly damaged. Sythetic-fiber rope should be removed from the reel by pullig it off the top while the reel is free to rotate. AVOID KINKING AND HOCKLING The cotiuous use of a lie o oe side of a wich or widlass is a commo abuse which ca reder a lie useless i a comparatively short time. Repeated haulig of a lie over a wich i a couterclockwise directio will exted the lay of the rope ad simultaeously shorte the twist of each strad. As this actio cotiues, kiks (or hockles) will develop. Oce these hockles appear, they caot be removed ad the rope is permaetly damaged at the poit of hocklig. If, o the other had, the lie is cotiuously hauled over a wich i a clockwise directio, the rope lay is shorteed ad the rope becomes stiff ad will kik readily. To avoid detrimetal coditios, the directio of turs over the wich should be alterated regularly. Clockwise turs are recommeded for the iitial use of a ew lie. If this practice is observed, the origial rope balace will be maitaied ad the lies will have a much loger useful life. A braided or plaited rope, beig torque-free, ca have twist iduced by costat workig o wiches ad capstas. If a twist develops, it ca easily be removed by couter-rotatig whe the rope is relaxed. Ay sharp bed i a rope uder load decreases its stregth substatially ad may cause premature damage or failure. I sizig the radius of bitts, fairleads ad chocks for best performace the followig guidelies are offered: Where a rope beds more tha 10 degrees aroud bitts or chocks or, for that matter, is bedig across ay surface, the diameter of that surface should ot be less tha 3 times the diameter of the rope. Stated aother way, the diameter of the surface should be at least three times the rope diameter. A 4-to-1 ratio (or larger) would be better yet because the durability of the rope icreases substatially as the diameter of the surface over which it is worked icreases. O a cleat whe the rope does ot bed radially aroud, the barrel of the cleat ca be oe half the rope circumferece (miimum). The ratio of the legth of a eye splice to the diameter of the object over which the eye is to be placed (bollard, bitt, cleat, etc.) should be a miimum 3-to-1 relatioship ad preferably 5-to-1. I other words, if you have a bollard 2 feet i diameter the eye splice should be 6 or 10 feet i legth. By usig this ratio the agle of the 2 legs of the eye splice at its throat will ot be so severe as to cause a partig or tearig actio at this poit (thimbles are ormally desiged with a 3-to-1 ratio). Surface diameter should be at least three times the rope diameter. This agle is more tha 10 degrees COILING AND FLAKING 3-strad ropes should be coiled i a clockwise directio (or i the directio of the lay of the rope) ad ucoiled i a couterclockwise directio to avoid kiks. A alterate ad perhaps better method is to flake out the lie figureeight fashio. This avoids puttig twist i the lie i either directio ad lesses the risk of kikig. Bollards with udersized hors. 2 ft. Miimum 6 Feet FIGURE-8 STOWAGE METHOD Great care must be take i the stowage ad proper coilig of 3-strad ropes to prevet the atural built-i twist of the lie from developig kiks ad damagig hockles. Braided ropes o the other had have o built-i twist ad are far more resistat to kikig. Eve if kiks do develop they caot develop further ito hockles. The best method for makig up braided rope for deck stowage is i figure-8 fashio either flaked flat o the deck or figure-8 vertically aroud bulkhead cleats. It should ot be had coiled i either directio as this merely puts tur ito the lie which may develop ito kiks whe payig-out. Remember that there is o tur or twist i the lie to begi with so do ot produce it by coilig. The best method for makig up braided rope for deck stowage is i figure-8 fashio either flaked flat o the deck or figure-8 vertically aroud bulkhead cleats. Sheave ad s Sheave diameters should be: > Twisted/Plaited Ropes = 10 times rope diameter > Braided Ropes = 8 times rope diameter To assure maximum efficiecy ad safety, sheaves for braided ropes should be o less tha 8 times the rope diameter. The sheave groove diameter should be o less tha 10 percet greater tha the rope diameter. The sheave groove should be roud i shape. Sheaves with V shaped grooves should be avoided, as they ted to pich ad damage the rope through excessive frictio ad crushig of the rope fibers. Sheave surfaces should be kept smooth ad free of burrs ad gouges. Bearigs should be maitaied to esure smooth rotatio of sheaves. 8-ich Sheave 1-ich Rope 8:1 Ratio Groove Rope No less tha 10% greater tha rope diamter 28 SamsoRope.com

29 REFERENCE Stadards of ad Determiatio Residual Referece WORKING LOADS Workig loads are for rope i good coditio with appropriate splices, i ocritical applicatios ad uder ormal service coditios. Workig loads are based o a percetage of the approximate breakig stregth of ew ad uused rope of curret maufacture. For the 3-strad, 8-strad, 12-strad ad double braid rope products depicted i this maual, whe used uder ormal coditios, the workig load percetage is 20% of published stregths. Normal workig loads do ot cover dyamic coditios such as shock loads or sustaied loads, or do they cover where life, limb or valuable property are ivolved. I these cases a lower workig load must be used. A higher workig load may be selected oly with expert kowledge of coditios ad professioal estimates of risk, if the rope has bee ispected ad foud to be i good coditio, ad if the rope has ot bee subject to dyamic loadig (such as sudde drops, subs or pickups), excessive use, elevated temperatures, or exteded periods uder load. Normal Workig Loads Normal workig loads are ot applicable whe rope has bee subject to dyamic loadig. Wheever a load is picked up, stopped, moved or swug there is a icreased force due to dyamic loadig. The more rapidly or suddely such actios occur, the greater the icrease will be. I extreme cases, the force put o the rope may be two, three, or eve more times the ormal load ivolved. Examples could be ropes used as a tow lie, pickig up a load o a slack lie, or usig rope to stop a fallig object. Dyamic effects are greater o a low elogatio rope such as polyester tha o a high elogatio rope such as ylo, ad greater o a short rope tha o a log oe. Therefore, i all such applicatios ormal workig loads as give do ot apply. Dyamic loadig For dyamic loadig applicatios ivolvig severe exposure coditios, or for recommedatios o special applicatios, cosult the maufacturer. Dager to Persoel Persos should be wared agaist the serious dager of stadig i lie with a rope uder tesio. Should the rope part, it may recoil with cosiderable force ad speed. I all cases where ay such risks are preset, or where there is ay questio about the load ivolved or the coditio of use, the workig load should be substatially reduced ad the rope properly ispected before every use. Splicig ad Kots Splices should be used istead of kots wheever possible because kots ca decrease rope stregth up to 50%. Whe splices are used, always use the maufacturer s recommeded splicig procedures. Whe kots are used, be sure to take ito cosideratio the kot s correspodig reductio to the rope stregth ad adjust your workig load accordigly. Rope Ispectio Avoid usig rope that shows sigs of agig ad wear. If i doubt, destroy the used rope. No type of visual ispectio ca be guarateed to accurately ad precisely determie the actual residual stregth. Whe the fibers show wear i ay give area, the rope should be re-spliced, dowgraded, or replaced. Check the lie regularly for frayed strads ad broke yars. Pulled strads should be re-threaded ito the rope if possible. A pulled strad ca sag o a foreig object durig rope operatio. Both outer ad ier rope fibers cotribute to the stregth of the rope. Whe either is wor, the rope is aturally weakeed. Ope the strads of the rope ad look for powdered fiber, which is oe sig of iteral wear. A heavily used rope will ofte become compacted or hard which idicates reduced stregth. The rope should be discarded if this coditio exists. Avoid all Abrasive Coditios All rope will be severely damaged if subjected to rough surfaces or sharp edges. Chocks, bitts, wiches, drums ad other surfaces must be kept i good coditio ad free of burrs ad rust. Pulleys must be free to rotate ad should be of proper size to avoid excessive wear. Avoid Chemical Exposure Rope is subject to damage by chemicals. Cosult the maufacturer for specific chemical exposure, such as solvets, acids, ad alkalis. Cosult the maufacturer for recommedatios whe a rope will be used where chemical exposure (either fumes or actual cotact) ca occur. Avoid Overheatig Heat ca seriously affect the stregth of sythetic ropes. The temperatures at which 50% stregth loss ca occur are polypropylee 250 F, ylo 325 F, polyester 350 F. Whe usig rope where the temperature exceeds these levels (or if it is too hot to hold), cosult the maufacturer for recommedatios as to the size ad type of rope for the proposed cotiuous heat exposure coditios. Whe usig ropes o a capsta or wich, care should be exercised to avoid surgig while the capsta or wich head is rotatig. The frictio from the slippage causes localized overheatig which ca melt or fuse sythetic fibers, resultig i severe loss of tesile stregth. Storage All rope should be stored i a clea, dry area, out of direct sulight, ad away from extreme heat. It should be kept off the floor o racks to provide vetilatio udereath. Never store o a cocrete or dirt floor, ad uder o circumstaces should cordage ad acid or alkalis be kept i the same viciity. Some sythetic rope (i particular polypropylee ad polyethylee) may be severely weakeed by prologed exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays uless specifically stabilized ad/or pigmeted to icrease UV resistace. UV degradatio is idicated by discoloratio ad the presece of spliters ad slivers o the surface of the rope. 29

30 Rope Ispectio ad Retiremet ROPE LIFE FACTORS AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT There are basically 3 steps to cosider i providig the logest possible service life, the safest coditios ad log rage ecoomy for ropes: selectio, Usage, ad Retiremet. The use of rope for ay purpose subjects it to frictio, bedig ad tesio. All rope hardware, sheaves, rollers, capstas, cleats, as well as kots are, i varyig degrees, damagig to the rope. It is importat to uderstad that rope is a movig, workig, stregth member ad eve uder the most ideal coditios will lose stregth durig use i ay applicatio. Maximizig the safety of rope performace is directly related to how stregth loss is maaged ad makig sure ropes are retired from service before they ca create a dagerous situatio. Ropes are serious workig tools ad used properly will give cosistet ad reliable service. The cost of replacig a rope is extremely small whe compared to the physical damage or persoel ijury a wor out rope ca cause. 1. SELECTION Select the right rope for the job i the first place. Selectig a rope ivolves evaluatig a combiatio of factors. Some of these factors are straightforward like comparig rope specificatios. Others are less qualitative like a preferece for a specific color or how a rope feels i your had. Cuttig corers, reducig applicatio factors, sizes or stregths o a iitial purchase creates uecessary replacemets, potetially dagerous coditios ad icreases log term costs. Fiber ad costructio beig equal, a larger rope will out-last a smaller rope because of the greater surface wear distributio. By the same toke, a stroger rope will out-last a weaker oe because it will be used at a lower percetage of its break stregth with less chace of over stressig. STRENGTH Whe give a choice betwee ropes, select the strogest of ay give size. A load of 200 pouds represets 2% of the stregth of a rope with a breakig stregth of 10,000 pouds. The same load represets 4% of the stregth of a rope that has a breakig stregth of 5,000 pouds. The weaker rope is havig to work harder ad as a result will have to be retired sooer. ELONGATION It is well accepted that ropes with lower elogatio uder load will give you better load cotrol, which is a big help at complicated job sites. However, a rope with lower elogatio that is shock loaded ca fail without warig eve though it appears to be i good shape. Low elogatig ropes should be selected with the highest possible stregth. Twisted rope has lower stregth ad more stretch. Braided rope has higher stregth ad lower stretch. FIRMNESS Select ropes that are firm ad roud ad hold their shape durig use. Soft or mushy ropes will sag easily ad abrade quickly causig accelerated stregth loss. A loose or mushy rope will almost always have higher break stregths tha a similar rope that is firm ad holds its shape because the fibers are i a straighter lie, which improves stregth but compromises durability. AND ABRASION Rope costructio plays a importat role i resistace to ormal wear ad abrasio. Braided ropes have a basically roud, smooth costructio that teds to flatte out somewhat o a bearig surface. This distributes the wear over a much greater area, as opposed to the crows of a 3-strad or, to a lesser degree, o a 8-strad rope. All ropes should be protected agaist sharp ad abrasive surfaces. Wire ropes ted to score ad gouge chocks ad bitts creatig cuttig edges that ca damage sythetic ropes. Weld beads o repaired capstas, fairleads, etc. are equally damagig uless dressed dow smoothly. 30 Referece SamsoRope.com 2. USAGE Use rope properly: do ot abuse or shock load it. Observe recommeded usage factors for bedig ad work loads. Keep ropes clea ad elimiate abrasio wheever possible. REFERENCE WORKING LOADS Workig loads are the 6-strad 20% loads that a rope is subjected to i everyday 8-strad 20% activity. They are ormally expressed as a 12-strad 20% percetage of ew rope stregth ad should ot Double Braid 20% exceed 20%. A poit to remember is that a rope may be severely overloaded or shock loaded i use without breakig. However, damage ad stregth loss may have occurred without ay visible idicatio. The ext time the rope is used uder ormal workig loads the acquired weakess ca cause it to break. Do ot blame the rope, it was simply overloaded ad failed from what is kow as fatigue. BENDING Ay sharp bed i a rope uder load decreases its stregth substatially ad may cause premature damage ad failure. Sheave diameters o rotatig sheave blocks should be 10 times the rope diameter for twisted ropes ad 8 times the rope diameter for braided ropes. The diameter o fixed pi termiatios should be at least 3 times the rope diameter (i.e. the bedig radius for 1/2" ropes should be 1-1/2"). KNOTS While it is true that a kot reduces rope stregth, it is also true that a kot is a coveiet way to accomplish rope attachmet. The stregth loss is a result of the tight beds that occur i the kot. With some kots, ropes ca lose up to 50% of their stregth. It is vital that the reductio i stregth by the use of kots be take ito accout whe determiig the size ad stregth of a rope to be used i a applicatio. To avoid kot stregth reductio, it is recommeded that a rope be spliced accordig to the maufacturer s istructios. Splice termiatios are used i all our ropes to determie ew ad uused tesile stregths. Therefore, wheever possible, spliced termiatios should be used to maximize the rope stregth for ew ad used ropes. ROPE STORAGE Keep your ropes as clea ad dry as possible ad store them i a coil away from heat sources. SHOCK LOADS Shock loads are simply a sudde chage i tesio from a state of relaxatio or low load to oe of high load. Ay sudde load that exceeds the work load by more tha 10% is cosidered a shock load. The further a object falls, the greater the impact. Sythetic fibers have a memory ad retai the effects of beig overloaded or shock loaded ad ca fail at a later time eve though loaded withi the work load rage. 3. RETIREMENT Retire rope from use whe it has reached its discard poit. RECOMMENDED WORK LOAD LIMIT: WORKING LOAD For catalogued ropes: Rope Costructio Percetage of Break 3-strad 20% Oe of the most frequetly asked questios is Whe should I retire my rope? The most obvious aswer is before it breaks. But, without a thorough uderstadig of how to ispect it ad kowig the load history, you are left makig a educated guess. Ufortuately, there are o defiitive rules or idustry guidelies to establish whe a rope should be retired because there are so may variables that affect rope stregth. Factors like load history, bedig radius, abrasio, chemical exposure or some combiatio of those factors, make retiremet decisios difficult. Ispectig your rope should be a cotiuous process of observatio before, durig ad after each use. I sythetic fiber ropes the amout of stregth loss due to abrasio ad/or flexig is directly related to the amout of broke fiber i the rope s cross sectio. After each use, look ad feel alog every ich of the rope legth ispectig for abrasio, glossy or glazed areas, icosistet diameter, discoloratio, ad icosistecies i texture ad stiffess. Uderstadig the Rope Desig/Costructio: It is first importat to uderstad the desig of the specific rope i use. Most ropes are desiged to have features specifically tailored to their applicatio. These features ca lead to miscoceptios durig visual ispectios. Whe a rope has a braided cover, it is oly possible to visually ispect the cover (which, at best, carries oly 50% of the load). Rope desigs utilizig HMPE fibers will show iitial rapid abrasio util the rope has a fuzzy appearace this appearace actually acts as a protective layer. DETERMINING THE AVERAGE CONDITION OF THE ROPE The average coditio of a rope ca be a importat factor i determiig the rope s retiremet. To determie the average coditio, walk the etire legth of the rope ad documet its overall coditio. May ropes ca be classified by the total amout of overall wear ad clealiess.

31 REFERENCE Referece Rope Ispectio ad Retiremet Figure 1 New rope Figure 2 Used rope Figure 3 Severely abraded rope Figure 4 Ispect for iteral abrasio Figure 5 Ispect for iteral abrasio Figure 6 Compare surface yars with iteral yars ABRASION Whe the rope is first put ito service the outer filamets of the rope will quickly fuzz up (Fig. 2). This is the result of these filamets breakig ad this rougheed surface actually forms a protective cushio ad shield for the fibers udereath. This coditio should stabilize, ot progress. If the surface roughess icreases (Fig. 3), excessive abrasio is takig place ad stregth is beig lost. As a geeral rule for sigle braid ropes, whe there is 25% or more wear from abrasio the rope should be retired from service. I other words, if 25% or more of the fiber is broke or wor away the rope should be removed from service. With 3-strad ropes, 10% or more wear is accepted as the retiremet poit. LOCATE AREAS DEVIATING FROM AVERAGE May times a rope will have areas that are routiely used aroud a bit, through a chock, or buried o the wich drum. These areas typically have differet wear patters tha the average coditio of the rope. Pay close attetio to these areas i the future ad frequetly examie them for rapid chages i appearace. Look closely at both the ier ad outer fibers. Whe either is wor the rope is obviously weakeed. Ope the strads ad look for powdered fiber, which is oe sig of iteral wear. Estimate the iteral wear to estimate total fiber abrasio. If total fiber loss is 20%, the it is safe to assume that the rope has lost 20% of its stregth as a result of abrasio. Iteral abrasio ca be determied by pullig oe strad away from the others ad lookig for powdered or broke fiber filamets (Fig. 4 ad Fig. 5). To determie the extet of outer fiber damage from abrasio, a sigle yar i all abraded areas should be examied. The diameter of the abraded yar should the be compared to a portio of the same yar or a adjacet yar of the same type that has bee protected by the strad crossover area ad is free from abrasio damage. (Fig. 6). It should be oted that comparig diameters of the yars does ot give a accurate measure of the retaied stregth. Sice the stregth should deped o the cross-sectioal area of the yar, a diameter differece aloe will uderestimate the true abrasio reductio. If the diameter of the abraded yar is 1/2 the diameter of the iteral yar, the stregth of the abraded yar is early 1/4 that of the iteral yar. Determiig the extet of fiber loss due to abrasio ca be difficult. Sice all the strads are twisted, the outer fibers, which are the most proe to abrasio damage, rotate through the rope s legth. Therefore o a sigle strad, the fibers that have bee abraded o oe pick, are ot ecessarily the fibers beig abraded o the ext. However, over a log distace, a sigle yar could have the majority of fiber loss due to abrasio. GLOSSY OR GLAZED AREAS Glossig or glazig ca occur from two differet mechaisms. The most commo ad relatively beig form of glossig or glazig o a rope is geerally caused by compressio (Fig.7), which typically occurs whe the rope is woud o the wich drum, Figure 7 Compressed areas aroud bits, or through chocks or staples. This form of glossig ca be determied o 8- ad 12-strad products by compressig the rope legth wise formig a bird cage (Fig.8). After umerous bird cage cycles the glossy regio will become more pliable ad begi to Figure 8 Bird cage resemble ormal rope. If the glazed sectio remais hardeed, this could be a sig of heat damage. Heat damaged rope typically has more stregth loss tha the amout of melted fiber idicates. Fibers adjacet to the melted areas are probably damaged from excessive heat eve though they appear ormal. It is reasoable to assume that the melted fiber has damaged a equal amout of adjacet umelted fiber. INCONSISTENT DIAMETER Ispect for flat areas, bumps or lumps. This ca idicate core or iteral damage from overloadig or shock loads ad is usually sufficiet reaso to replace the rope. DISCOLORATION With use, all ropes get dirty. Be o the lookout for areas of discoloratio which could be caused by chemical cotamiatio. Determie the cause of the discoloratio ad replace the rope if it is brittle or stiff. INCONSISTENCY IN TEXTURE AND STIFFNESS Ca idicate excessive dirt or grit embedded i the rope or shock load damage ad is usually reaso to replace the rope. TEMPERATURE Whe usig rope, frictio ca be your best fried or worst eemy if it is ot maaged properly. By defiitio, frictio creates heat, the greater the frictio the greater the heat buildup. Heat is a eemy to sythetic fiber ad elevated temperatures ca drastically reduce the stregth ad/or cause rope melt-through. Charrig poit High temperatures ca be achieved whe surgig rope o a capsta or drum ed, checkig ropes o bitts, ad ruig over stuck or o-rollig sheaves or rollers. Each rope s costructio ad fiber type will yield a differet coefficiet of frictio (reluctace to slip) i a ew ad used state. It is importat to uderstad the operatioal demads ad esure the size, rope costructio ad fiber type be take ito accout to miimize heat buildup. Never let ropes uder tesio rub together or move relative to oe aother. Eough heat to melt the fibers ca buildup ad cause the rope to fail as quickly as if it had bee cut with a kife. Always be aware of areas of heat buildup ad take steps to miimize it; uder o circumstaces let ay rope come i cotact with a steam lie or ay other hot surfaces. The stregth of a used rope ca be determied by testig but the rope is destroyed i the process so the ability to determie the retiremet poit before it fails i service is essetial. That ability is based o a combiatio of educatio i rope use ad costructio alog with good judgmet ad experiece. The critical ad meltig temperatures for sythetic fibers are listed below: Fiber Type Critical Temp. Meltig Temp. Polypropylee 250 F 330 F HMPE 150 F 300 F ARAMID 520 F 930 F* Nylo 325 F F Polyester 350 F F LCP 300 F 625 F* PBO 750 F 1200 F* *Charrig poit 31

32 Glossary Commo Cordage Terms ABRASION RESISTANCE: The ability of a fiber or rope to withstad surface wear ad rubbig due to motio agaist other fibers or rope compoets (iteral abrasio), or a cotact surface such as wraps o a wich drum (exteral abrasio), which ca be a portio of the rope itself. BLOCK CREEL: A method of rope makig where a give legth of rope is produced from a rope-makig machie where all the subcompoets of the rope structure are cotiuous without splices. The term arises from fillig all creels or bobbis to maximum (block creels) ad eds the rope-makig process whe the first oe is empty. BRAID:. A rope or textile structure formed by a braidig process. v. The itertwiig of strads i a braidig process to produce a tubular rope structure. BRAID, DOUBLE: A rope costructed from a ier hollow braided rope (core) that has aother hollow braided rope costructed aroud its exterior (cover). Core ad cover may be either plai or twill braid ad both share ay load o the rope, but ot ecessarily i equal amouts. Also called braido-braid. BRAID, HOLLOW (Also: Braid, Sigle Braid, Diamod): A sigle braid rope costructio of either plai or twill braid. The ceter is hollow. O the surface all yars are parallel to the axis. BRAID, SOLID: A cylidrical braid i which each strad alterately passes uder ad over oe or more of the other strads of the rope while all strads are rotatig aroud the axis with the same directio of rotatio. O the surface, all yars appear to be parallel to the axis. BRAIDER SPLICE: I a braided rope, the cotiuatio of a sigle iterrupted strad (or multiple strads) with aother idetical strad that is braided from the same carrier. The iterrupted ad replacemet strads are arraged i parallel over some distace, ad are buried, or tucked, ito the braid to secure them ito the braid. To maitai maximum stregth, the strads should overlap oe aother for a sufficiet distace. BREAKING LENGTH: A coveiet term for comparig the stregth-to-weight ratio of textile structures from oe product to aother. The calculated legth of a specime whose weight is equal to the breakig load. BREAKING STRENGTH: For cordage, the omial force (or load) that would be expected to break or rupture a sigle specime i a tesile test coducted uder a specified procedure. O a group of like specimes it may be expressed as a average or as a miimum based o statistical aalysis. Note: Breakig force refers to a exteral force applied to a idividual specime to produce rupture, whereas breakig stregth preferably should be restricted to the characteristic average force required to rupture several specimes of a sample. While the breakig stregth is umerically equal to the breakig force for a idividual specime, the average breakig force observed for two or more specimes of a specific sample is referred to or used as the breakig stregth of the sample. BREAKING STRENGTH, MINIMUM: Cordage Istitute stadard. A value based o a statistically sigificat umber of breakig load tests ad the stadard deviatio used to establish the miimum value. CLASS I ROPE: Rope costructios produced with o-high-modulus fibers that impart the stregth ad stretch characteristics to the rope that have teacities of 15 grams/deier (gpd) or less ad a total stretch at break of 6% or greater. Typical Class I ropes are produced with traditioal fibers such as: olefi (polypropylee or polyethylee), ylo, ad polyester. These fibers ca be used i combiatio or sigularly i the various rope costructios such as: 3-strad, 8-strad, 12-strad braids, double braids or coredepedet braids. CLASS II ROPE: Rope costructios produced with high modulus fibers that impart the stregth ad stretch characteristics to the rope that have teacities greater tha 15 grams/deier (gpd) ad a total stretch at break of less tha 6%. Typical Class II ropes are produced with: HMPE (Dyeema fiber or Spectra ), Aramid (Techora or Kevlar ), LCP (Vectra ), PBO (ZYLON ) ad carbo fibers. These fibers ca be used i combiatio or sigularly i the various ropes costructios such as: 3-strad, 8-strad, 12-strad, double braids or core-depedet braids. CORE-DEPENDENT BRAIDS: Braidedcover rope costructios that utilize a iteral core member or members to create the stregth ad stretch characteristics of the rope. The primary fuctio of the exteral cover braid is to cotai the core or cores ad create the degree of rope firmess desired. Based o the fiber or combiatio of fibers used i the cover braid, the followig characteristics of the rope ca be altered: coefficiet of frictio, wear resistace, specific gravity ad heat resistace due to frictio. Core-depedet braided ropes typically have iteral stregth members produced with parallel budled fiber cores, a sigle braid core, multiple braid cores or multiple 3-strad cores. This type of rope costructio ca be produced with traditioal fibers, high modulus fibers or combiatios of both fiber groups, ad offers the potetial of creatig a wide rage of desig parameters. REFERENCE CYCLE LENGTH: The legth alog the axis required for a strad to make oe revolutio aroud the rope. DEGRADATION: The loss of desirable physical properties by a textile material due to some process of physical/chemical pheomeo. DENIER: The system used iteratioally for the umberig of silk ad ma-made filamet yars, with the exceptio of glass yars. It is the primary uit for determiig the size of a yar ad is based o its liear desity. Officially, it is defied as the umber uit weights of 0.05 grams per 450-meter legth. Deier is equivalet umerically to the umber of grams per 9,000 meters. I the Eglish umberig system, 1 deier equals 4,464,528 yards to the poud. Deier is also used to idicate the thickess of a ma-made fiber staple. For example, a staple is said to be 3 deier if 1,488,176 liear yards of the staple (were it cotiuous) would weigh oe poud. The metric equivalet is Tex, the grams mass of 10,000 meters of yar. DYNAMIC LOAD (for cordage): Ay rapidly applied load that icreases the load sigificatly above the ormal static load whe liftig or suspedig a weight. Dyamic effects are greater o a low elogatio rope such as maila tha o a higher elogatio rope such as ylo, ad greater o a shorter rope tha o a loger oe. Also, ay rapidly applied load to cordage that may chage its properties sigificatly whe compared to slowly applied loads. EXTRUSION: For polymer filamets. The process of producig filamets by forcig a polymer through a die. FATIGUE: The tedecy of a material to weake or fail durig alterate tesio-tesio or tesiocompressio cycles. I cordage, particularly at loads well below the breakig stregth, this degradatio is ofte caused by iteral abrasio of the fibers ad yars but may also be caused by fiber damage due to compressio. Some fibers develop cracks or splits that cause failure, especially at relatively high loads. FIBER: A log, fie, very flexible structure that may be wove, braided, or twisted ito a variety of fabrics, twie, cordage, or rope. FINISH: A oil, emulsio, lubricat or the like, applied to fibers to prevet damage durig textile processig or to improve performace durig use of the product. HYDROLYSIS: The attack of the water ios o polymeric molecules, which results i polymer chai scissio ad loss of the fiber s physical properties. 32 SamsoRope.com

33 REFERENCE LAID ROPES: Ropes made by twistig of three or more strads together with the twist directio opposite that of the strads. LAY LENGTH: The actual distace required to make oe complete revolutio aroud the axis of ay elemet i a strad, cord, or rope. LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER (LCP): A thermoplastic multifilamet yar spu from a proprietary liquid crystal polymer. LCP fiber is five times stroger tha steel ad te times stroger tha alumium for its weight. It has o creep ad excellet chemical resistace. MONOFILAMENT: A yar cosistig of oe or more heavy, coarse, cotiuous filamets produced by the extrusio of a polymeric material suitable for fiber productio. MULTIFILAMENT: A yar cosistig of may fie cotiuous filamets produced by the spiig of a polymeric material suitable for fiber productio. NAPPING: A process that raises the surface fibers of a fabric, cord or rope by meas of rapid passage over metal surfaces. NOMINAL SIZE: A desigatio that has bee determied by the measuremet of aother property. For rope, diameter is cosidered a omial property ad is based upo the measuremet of the liear desity of the rope i accordace with some stadard. NYLON (PA) FIBER: A maufactured fiber i which the fiber-formig substace (polyamide) is characterized by recurrig amide groups as a itegral part of the polymer chai. The two pricipal types of ylo fiber used i rope productio are type 6.6 ad type 6. The umber i the type desigatio is idicative of the umber of carbo atoms separatig the acid ad amie groups i the polymer chai. ph: Value idicatig the acidity or alkaliity of a material. A ph of 7.0 is eutral; less tha 7.0 is acidic, ad more tha 7.0 is basic. POLYESTER (PET) FIBER: A maufactured fiber i which the fiber-formig substace (polyester) is characterized by a log chai polymer havig 85% by weight of a ester of a substituted aromatic carboxylic acid. POLYETHYLENE (PE): A polyolefi resi, produced from the polymerizatio of ethylee gas, ad used i the productio of maufactured fiber. Polyethylee is similar to polypropylee i its properties but has a higher specific gravity ad a lower meltig poit. POLYETHYLENE, EXTENDED CHAIN: A polyolefi fiber that is characterized by the gel spiig at a very high rate for arrow molecular weight distributio to produce a extremely high teacity material. The stregth of the fiber is approximately 10 times that of steel o a weightfor-weight basis. POLYMER: A log-chai molecule from which ma-made fibers are derived; produced by likig together molecular uits called moomers. POLYPROPYLENE (PP): A polyolefi resi, produced from the polymerizatio of propylee gas, ad used i the productio of maufactured fiber. Polypropylee may be extruded ito a umber of fiber forms for use by the ropemaker. ROPE, EIGHT-STRAND PLAITED: A rope of which the strads are geerally plaited i pairs, ad maily used for marie purposes. ROPE, FIBER: A compact but flexible, torsioally balaced structure produced from strads that are laid, plaited, or braided together to produce a product that serves to trasmits a tesile force betwee two poits. Geerally greater tha 3/16" diameter. SPECIFIC GRAVITY: Ratio of the mass of a material to the mass of a equal volume of water. SPLICE: The joiig of two eds of yar, strads, or cordage by itertwiig or isertig these eds ito the body of the product. A eye splice may be formed by usig a similar process joiig oe ed ito the body of the product. STRAND: The largest idividual elemet used i the fial rope-makig process ad obtaied by joiig ad twistig (or braidig) together several yars or groups of yars. STAPLE: The staple legth of atural fibers varies from less tha 1" for some cotto fibers to several feet for some hard fibers. Ma-made fibers are cut to a defiite legth, usually about 1-1/2" but occasioally dow to 1", so they ca be processed o the cotto, woole, ad worsted systems. The term staple (fiber) is used i the textile idustry to distiguish atural or cut legth of ma-made fibers from filamet. TENSILE STRENGTH, MINIMUM (Also: Breakig, Miimum): A value based o a large umber of breakig-force tests that is two stadard deviatios below the mea. TORQUE: A force or a combiatio of forces that produces or teds to produce a twistig or rotatig motio. Whe used i describig the performace or characteristic of yar, the term torque refers to the character that teds to make it tur o itself as a result of twistig. Glossary Commo Cordage Terms TWIST: The umber of turs about the axis applied to a fiber, yar, strad, or rope over a give legth to combie the idividual elemets ito a larger ad stroger structure. The directio of rotatio about the axis deoted as S (left had) or Z (right had) twist. TWIST, BALANCED: I a plied yar or cord, a arragemet of twist that will ot cause the yar or cord to twist o itself whe held i the form of a ope loop. TWISTING: The process of combiig two or more parallel textile elemets by cotrollig the lieal ad rotatioal speeds of the material to produce a specific twist level. WORKING LOAD LIMIT: The workig load that must ot be exceeded for a particular applicatio as established by a egieer or supervisor, or regulatory or stadards settig agecy. YARN: A geeric term for a cotiuous strad of textile fibers, filamets, or material i a form suitable for itertwiig to form a textile structure via ay oe of a umber of textile processes. YARN, SINGLE: The simplest textile structure available for processig ito rope, twie, or cordage. YARN, PLIED: A yar formed by twistig together two or more sigle yars i oe operatio i a directio opposite to the twist directio of the sigle yars to produce a balaced structure

34 Rope Retiremet Sigle Braid Costructio Ispectio Guidelies ad Retiremet Criteria Origial Bulk New Rope 12-Strad Volume Reductio SINGLE BRAID Ispectio Check List Coditio Discard Poit 1. Origial rope bulk reduced by abrasio 12-strad braid by 25% 8-strad plait by 25% 3-strad by 10% Rope displayig origial bulk. Rope displayig 25% strad volume reductio from abrasio rope should be retired from service. Rope strads showig full volume. Rope strads reduced by 25% abrasio. Pulled strads should be worked back ito the rope so they wo t cotiue to sag ad evetually cut. 2. Fiber strads cut 12-strad braid by two or more adjacet strads cut 8-strad plait by oe or more adjacet strads cut 3-strad by oe or more adjacet strads cut 3. icosistecy Localized diameter reductio Flat areas Lumps ad bumps i rope Compressio Cut Strads Rope exhibits fiber-set from compressio. A slight shee is visible. This is ot a permaet characteristic ad ca be elimiated by flexig the rope. This coditio should ot be cofused with glazed or melted fiber. Rope displays two adjacet cut strads. This rope should either be retired or the cut sectio should be removed ad the remaiig rope re-spliced. 4. Glossy or glazed fiber Localized or exteded areas 5. Icosistecy of texture Localized or exteded areas of stiffess 6. Discoloratio Localized or exteded areas caused by chemical cotamiatio Note: Number of cut strads that idicate retiremet depeds o the rope s costructio. See check list at right. Meltig or Glazig Damage depicted below caused by excessive heat, which melted ad fused the fibers. This area will be extremely stiff. Ulike fiber compressio, meltig damage caot be mitigated by flexig the rope. Melted areas must be cut out ad rope re-spliced or the rope must be retired. 34 SamsoRope.com

35 Rope Retiremet Double Braid Costructio Ispectio Guidelies ad Retiremet Criteria Origial Bulk New Rope Double Braid DOUBLE BRAID Ispectio Check List Coditio Discard Poit 1. Origial rope bulk reduced by abrasio Double braid* cover by 50% Volume Reductio Rope displayig 25% strad volume reductio from abrasio rope should be retired from service. Note: Amout of volume reductio that idicates retiremet depeds o rope costructio. Refer to check list at right. flat spot Rope displays a flat spot. This idicates core or iteral damage from possibly overloadig or shock loads. This rope should be retired. 2. Fiber strads cut Double braid* by three or more adjacet strads cut 3. icosistecy Localized diameter reductio Flat areas Lumps ad bumps i rope 4. Glossy or glazed fiber Localized or exteded areas 5. Icosistecy of texture Localized or exteded areas of stiffess CUT STRANDS Rope displays two adjacet cut strads. This rope should either be retired or the cut sectio should be removed. If possible, re-splice. 6. Discoloratio Localized or exteded areas caused by chemical cotamiatio *Refers to double braids that have both core ad cover stregth members Note: Number of cut strads that idicate retiremet depeds o the rope s costructio. See check list at right. MELTING OR GLAZING Damage depicted below caused by excessive heat, which melted ad fused the fibers. This area will be extremely stiff. Ulike fiber compressio, meltig damage caot be mitigated by flexig the rope. Melted areas must be cut out ad rope re-spliced or the rope must be retired. 35

36 Halyard Selectio (For Mai, Jib/Geoa, & Spiaker Halyards) Cruiser Cruiser/Racer High Tech Racer 15' 1/4" XLS 1/4" XLS 1/8" Tech 12, 1/4" MLX, XLS Extra, WarpSpeed 20' 1/4" XLS 1/4" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra, WarpSpeed 3/16" AmSteel-Blue, Tech 12, Lightig Rope, Validator 12, AS-90 1/4" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Ultra-Tech, AmSteel, Validator SKB, Proge II 25' 5/16" XLS 5/16" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra, 1/4" WarpSpeed 30' 3/8" XLS 3/8" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra, 5/16" WarpSpeed 35' 7/16" XLS 7/16" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra, 3/8" WarpSpeed 40' 1/2" XLS 1/2" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra, 3/8" WarpSpeed 45' 1/2" XLS 5/8" XLS, 7/16" WarpSpeed 1/2" MLX, XLS Extra 50' 5/8" XLS 5/8" XLS, 7/16" WarpSpeed 1/2" MLX, XLS Extra NOTE: The high tech racer may wish to break dow the halyards more specifically ad i the same diameters as follows: Mai: Validator 12; UltraTech Spiaker: WarpSpeed; XLS Extra Jib: WarpSpeed; Validator SKB, Validator 12 Maisheets Selectio (Ed of Boom Sheetig) Cruiser Cruiser/Racer High Tech Racer 15' 1/4" LS, Trophy, XLS 1/4" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra, UltraLite 3/16" Ultra-Tech, Validator II, 1/4" WarpSpeed, LiteSpeed, Apex 20' 5/16" LS, Trophy, XLS 5/16" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra, UltraLite 1/4" WarpSpeed, LiteSpeed, Apex, Ultra-Tech, Validator II, Validator SKB 25' 5/16" LS, Trophy, XLS 5/16" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra, UltraLite 1/4" WarpSpeed, LiteSpeed, Apex, Ultra-Tech, Validator II, Validator SKB 30' 3/8" LS, Trophy, XLS 3/8" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra 5/16" WarpSpeed, LiteSpeed, Apex, Ultra-Tech, Validator II, Validator SKB 35' 7/16" LS, Trophy, XLS 7/16" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra 3/8" Ultra-Tech, WarpSpeed, LiteSpeed, Apex, Validator II, Validator SKB 40' 1/2" LS, Trophy, XLS 1/2" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra 3/8" WarpSpeed, LiteSpeed, Apex, Ultra-Tech, Validator II, Validator SKB 45' 1/2" LS, Trophy, XLS 5/8" MLX, XLS, 1/2" XLS Extra 7/16" WarpSpeed, LiteSpeed, Apex, Ultra-Tech, Validator II, Validator SKB 50' 5/8" LS, Trophy, XLS 5/8" MLX, XLS, 1/2" XLS Extra 7/16" WarpSpeed, LiteSpeed, Apex, Ultra-Tech, Validator II, Validator SKB Spiaker Sheets Cruiser Cruiser/Racer High Tech Racer 15' 1/4" LS Trophy, XLS 1/4" MLX, Ultra-Lite, XLS Extra 1/4" Ultra-Lite, Ultra-Tech, WarpSpeed, Validator SKB, Apex, LiteSpeed 20' 1/4" LS Trophy, XLS 1/4" MLX, Ultra-Lite, XLS Extra 1/4" Ultra-Lite, Ultra-Tech, WarpSpeed, Validator SKB, Apex, LiteSpeed 25' 5/16" LS Trophy, XLS 5/16" MLX, Ultra-Lite, XLS Extra 1/4" Ultra-Tech, WarpSpeed, Validator SKB, LiteSpeed, 5/16" Ultra-Lite 30' 3/8" LS Trophy, XLS 3/8" MLX, Ultra-Lite, XLS Extra 5/16" Ultra-Tech, WarpSpeed, Validator SKB, LiteSpeed, 3/8" Ultra-Lite 35' 7/16" LS Trophy, XLS 3/8" MLX, Ultra-Lite, XLS Extra 5/16" Ultra-Tech, WarpSpeed, Validator SKB, LiteSpeed, 3/8" Ultra-Lite 40' 1/2" LS Trophy, XLS 1/2" MLX, XLS, 7/16" XLS Extra 3/8" Ultra-Tech, WarpSpeed, Validator SKB, LiteSpeed, 7/16" MLX, XLS Extra 45' 1/2" LS, XLS 1/2" MLX, XLS, 7/16" XLS Extra 3/8" Ultra-Tech, WarpSpeed, Validator SKB, LiteSpeed, 1/2" MLX, XLS Extra 50' 5/8" LS, XLS 1/2" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra 7/16" Ultra-Tech, WarpSpeed, Validator SKB, LiteSpeed, 1/2" MLX, XLS Extra Jib/Geoa Sheet Selectio Cruiser Cruiser/Racer High Tech Racer 15' 1/4" Trophy, LS 1/4" XLS 1/4" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech, LiteSpeed 20' 1/4" Trophy, LS 1/4" XLS 1/4" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech, LiteSpeed 25' 5/16" Trophy, LS, XLS 5/16" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra 1/4" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech, LiteSpeed, Proge II 30' 3/8" Trophy, LS, XLS 3/8" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra 1/4" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech, LiteSpeed, Proge II 35' 7/16" Trophy, LS, XLS 7/16" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra 5/16" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech, LiteSpeed, Proge II 40' 1/2" Trophy, LS, XLS 1/2" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra 3/8" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech, Proge II 45' 1/2" LS, XLS 5/8" MLX, XLS, 1/2" XLS Extra 3/8" WarpSpeed,, Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech, Proge II 50' 5/8" LS, XLS 5/8" MLX, XLS, 1/2" XLS Extra 7/16" WarpSpeed Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech, Proge II Spiaker Guy Selectio Cruiser Cruiser/Racer High Tech Racer 15' N/A 1/4" XLS 1/4" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech 20' N/A 1/4" XLS 1/4" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech 25' N/A 5/16" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra 1/4" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech 30' 3/8" XLS 3/8" MLX, XLS Extra 5/16" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech 35' 7/16" XLS 7/16" MLX, XLS Extra 5/16" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech 40' 1/2" XLS 1/2" MLX, XLS Extra 3/8" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech 45' 5/8" XLS 7/16" WarpSpeed 7/16" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech 50' 3/4" XLS 7/16" WarpSpeed 7/16" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Validator SKB, Ultra-Tech Cotrol Lie Selectio (For Toppig Lifts, Fore Guys, Boom Vags & Cuighams) Cruiser Cruiser/Racer High Tech Racer 15' 3/16" LS, XLS 3/16" XLS, XLS Extra, AmSteel 1/4" WarpSpeed, UltraTech, Validator II, 3/16" AmSteel-Blue, AS-90, Lightig Rope, Tech 12 20' 1/4" LS, Trophy, XLS 1/4" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra, AmSteel 1/4" WarpSpeed, UltraTech, Validator II, 3/16" AmSteel-Blue, AS-90, Lightig Rope, Tech 12 25' 1/4" LS Trophy, XLS 1/4" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra, AmSteel 1/4" WarpSpeed, 3/16" Validator II, UltraTech, Validator SKB, Proge II, 3/16" AmSteel-Blue, AS-90, Lightig Rope, Tech 12 30' 5/16" LS, Trophy, XLS 5/16" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra, AmSteel 1/4" WarpSpeed, UltraTech, Validator II, Validator SKB, Proge II, AmSteel-Blue, AS-90 35' 5/16" LS, Trophy, XLS 5/16" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra, AmSteel 1/4" WarpSpeed, UltraTech, Validator II, Validator SKB, Proge II 3/16" AmSteel-Blue, AS-90, Lightig Rope, Tech 12 40' 3/8" LS, Trophy, XLS 3/8" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra, AmSteel 5/16" WarpSpeed, UltraTech, Validator II, Validator SKB, Proge II 1/4" AmSteel-Blue, AS-90, Lightig Rope, Tech 12 45' 7/16" LS, Trophy, XLS 3/8" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra, AmSteel 5/16" WarpSpeed, UltraTech, Validator II, Validator SKB, Proge II 1/4" AmSteel-Blue, AS-90, Lightig Rope, Tech 12 50' 1/2" LS, Trophy, XLS 7/16" MLX, XLS, XLS Extra, AmSteel 3/8" WarpSpeed, UltraTech, Validator II, Validator SKB, Proge II 5/16" AmSteel-Blue, AS-90, Lightig Rope, Tech 12 Note: For ay multiple purchase cotrol lies, i.e. travellers, jib car leads etc. Apex would be the choice. For lazy jacks use LS Yacht Braid. AmSteel, AmSteel -Blue, ad WarpSpeed are registered trademarks of Samso. 3/16" AmSteel-Blue, Tech 12, Lightig Rope, Validator 12, AS-90 1/4" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Ultra-Tech, AmSteel, Validator SKB, Proge II 1/4" AmSteel-Blue, Tech 12, Lightig Rope, Validator 12, AS-90 5/16" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Ultra-Tech, AmSteel, Validator SKB, Proge II 1/4" AmSteel-Blue, Tech 12, Lightig Rope, Validator 12, AS-90 5/16" Ultra-Tech, Validator SKB, Proge II, 5/16" WarpSpeed, Validator II 1/4" AmSteel-Blue, Tech 12, Lightig Rope, Validator 12, AS-90 5/16" Validator SKB, Proge II, AmSteel, 5/16" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Ultra-Tech 1/4" AmSteel-Blue, Tech 12, Lightig Rope, Validator 12, AS-90 5/16" Ultra-Tech, Validator SKB, Proge II, AmSteel, 3/8" WarpSpeed, Validator II 5/16" AmSteel-Blue, Tech 12, Lightig Rope, Validator 12, AS-90, 3/8" AmSteel, Validator SKB, Proge II, 7/16" WarpSpeed, Validator II, Ultra-Tech

37 Lie Selectio Guide Racig or cruisig, Samso makes a lie for every applicatio Sheets, halyards ad cotrol lies all require differet characteristics i stregth ad stretch. I the charts o the reverse side, you ll fid a Samso lie egieered for your size boat, the type of sailig you do, ad its fuctio i your rig. For sheets, use your sail pla ad the sheet load formula provided to determie the appropriate size/stregth for your boat ad the wid coditios you expect to ecouter. To calculate typical loads o sheets for geoas, jibs, ed of boom maisheets, spiaker guys ad sheets, the followig formula ca be used: (ot applicable to multihull vessels) (widspeed) (sail area i square feet) = sheet load at clew i pouds To calculate sail area based o your sail pla, use the followig formulas: 100% fore triagle = 1/2J I maisail = 1/2E P J I P E I P E J Hoist of geoa, deck to sheeves Hoist of maisail top of boom to sheeves Foot of mai from back of mast to ed of boom Stem fittig to frot of mast HALYARDS A Mai Halyard Usage: Hoist or lower maisail B Jib/Geoa Halyard Usage: Hoist or lower jib/geoa C Spiaker Halyard Usage: Hoist or lower spiaker D SHEETS D Maisheets Usage: I or out trim of maisail E Jib/Geoa Sheets Usage: I or out trim of jib F Spiaker Sheet Usage: I or out trim of spiaker G Spiaker Guy Usage: I or out trim of spiaker pole CONTROL LINES H Toppig Lift Usage: Up or dow adjustmet of spiaker pole I Fore Guy Usage: Dowward tesioer for spiaker pole J Boom Vag Usage: Tesioer usually dowward for boom K Cuigham Usage: Tesioer for maisail F E G C F B A Breakig s (Approximate average i pouds) C H G D E J K I A B C H (ot show) 7/64" 1/8" 3/16" 1/4" 5/16" 3/8" 7/16" 1/2" 9/16" 5/8" 3/4" AmSteel 7,400 10,500 15,500 18,000 27,500 34,000 40,700 52,000 AmSteel -Blue 1,600 2,500 5,400 8,600 13,700 19,600 23,900 34,000 40,500 52,800 64,400 Apex 1,500 3,000 5,200 6,200 7,000 8,000 AS-90 6,100 9,700 15,400 22,100 Lightig Rope 1,400 2,100 5,400 7,900 13,500 18,500 20,600 32,000 41,600 50,600 LiteSpeed 4,100 6,200 9,300 LS 1,200 1,900 2,300 3,700 4,900 7,000 11,000 MLX 3,800 4,500 7,200 9,500 15,000 Proge II 5,500 8,000 11,000 17,500 24,000 30,000 36,500 46,000 68,000 Tech 12 2,800 5,600 8,200 13,000 18,000 Trophy 800 1,400 2,000 3,000 4,000 6,000 Ultra-Tech 2,300 4,800 7,800 10,000 14,800 20,000 Ultra Lite 1,200 2,200 2,900 4,400 Validator 12 2,000 2,700 5,500 9,400 14,000 19,500 23,500 35,000 43,000 55,000 Validator II 3,300 5,000 7,000 11,000 15,200 20,000 26,000 30,000 45,000 Validator SKB 4,800 6,300 8,000 12,900 16,500 22,800 32,500 42,600 53,400 WarpSpeed 5,100 6,200 9,800 14,000 21,000 26,500 XLS 1,200 2,200 3,300 4,400 5,800 8,300 11,000 13,600 19,000 XLS Extra 2,300 3,500 4,600 6,100 8,700 Usig Break The Break chart lists tested average break stregths for all ropes i this catalog. I selectig ropes keep i mid that stadard workig loads should be o more tha 20% of the rope s rated break stregth. All stregths are measured usig spliced ropes. SamsoRope.com I Elastic Elogatio Usig Elastic Elogatio Data For some applicatios, the amout of stretch of a lie uder a kow load ca be critical. Elastic elogatio is expressed as a percetage of the lie s legth uder a give load. To use the chart, calculate, or approximate the aticipated load ad determie what percetage (10%, 20%, or 30%) of the rope breakig stregth is closest to your load. Use the percetage listed i the chart to calculate the elogatio: multiply the legth of the lie by the percetage of elogatio i the chart. If the percetage of elogatio from the chart is.44%, multiply the legth of the lie by Elastic Elogatio after 50 cycles % of Breakig AmSteel 0.46% 0.70% 0.96% AmSteel -Blue 0.46% 0.70% 0.96% Apex 1.00% 1.50% 1.80% AS % 0.63% 0.84% Lightig Rope 0.59% 0.68% 0.77% LiteSpeed 0.39% 0.49% 0.77% LS 1.80% 2.60% 3.30% MLX 0.70% 1.10% 1.40% Proge II 0.50% 0.74% 1.00% Tech % 0.96% 1.20% Trophy 2.20% 3.10% 3.80% Validator % 0.78% 0.98% Validator II 0.59% 0.78% 0.98% Validator SKB 0.49% 0.72% 0.92% Ultra-Lite 0.65% 1.00% 1.29% Ultra-Tech 0.63% 0.97% 1.24% WarpSpeed / White 0.44% 0.62% 0.79% XLS 1.50% 2.20% 2.90% XLS Extra / Extra-T 0.65% 1.00% 1.29% Metric Coversio Chart for Lie ad Circumferece Circumferece 7/64" 2.5 mm 5/16" 7.5 mm 1/8" 3 mm 3/8" 9 mm 3/16" 5 mm 9/16" 15 mm 1/4" 6 mm 3/4" 18 mm 5/16" 8 mm 1" 24 mm 3/8" 9 mm 1-1/8" 27 mm 7/16" 11 mm 1-1/4" 33 mm 1/2" 12 mm 1-1/2" 36 mm 9/16" 14 mm 1-3/4" 42 mm 5/8" 16 mm 2" 48 mm 3/4" 18 mm 2-1/4" 54 mm 7/8" 22 mm 2-3/4" 66 mm 1" 24 mm 3" 72 mm

38 Dyeema is a registered trademark of Royal DSM N.V. Dyeema is DSM s high-performace polyethylee product. Iegra -S is a trademark of Iegrity, LLC. TRADEMARK NOTICES: AmSteel, AmSteel -Blue, ad WarpSpeed are registered trademarks of Samso. Techora is a registered trademark of Teiji, Ltd. Vectra is a registered trademark of Celaese Acetate Corp. Zylo PBO is a registered trademark of Toyobo Co., Ltd.j PHOTO CREDITS: Pg. 2 New York Yacht Club photo Billy Black Pg. 4 Pywacket photo Sharo Gree / Ultimate Sailig Pg. 9 Be Remocker photo Billy Black Pg. 10 Morig Light photos 2008 Disey Eterprises, Ic. Pg. 14 Mai sailig photo ad Key West Race Week 2006 photo Billy Black Pg. 15 Key West Race Week 2006 photos Billy Black All other actio/locatio images ad all product images Samso 2090 Thorto Street, Ferdale, WA USA Tel Fax SamsoRope.com 2010 Samso Rope Techologies. All rights reserved. S/WD M 1/10