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DaveC426913
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This seems like a naive question, yet I keep pondering it while looking at the safety lines on my boat.
They're braided cable with thimbles:
The length is not adjustable, so I need to finish them with strong line (one zillion pounds breaking force) that can be adjusted to make the safety line taut.
My question is this:
Is a double-loop line (B) functionally stronger than a single loop (A)?
It is elementary that, if the line breaks in either A or B (say, due to rubbing wear), it doesn't matter how many loops I have, it will come apart.
But does the double loop distribute the load, so that it will hold more weight?
They're braided cable with thimbles:
The length is not adjustable, so I need to finish them with strong line (one zillion pounds breaking force) that can be adjusted to make the safety line taut.
My question is this:
Is a double-loop line (B) functionally stronger than a single loop (A)?
It is elementary that, if the line breaks in either A or B (say, due to rubbing wear), it doesn't matter how many loops I have, it will come apart.
But does the double loop distribute the load, so that it will hold more weight?