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Marine Ropes & Cordage Attwood offers a complete line of anchor and mooring products with the premium performance and quality that boaters have come to expect. Our rope products are packaged to look great, while meeting the sustainability and functional requirements demanded by our retail customers.
Rope Materials Nylon
Polypropylene Polypropylene offers high strength-to-weight performance and is available in many construction methods using monofilament fibers, which are smooth and velvety, and multifilament fibers. Both fiber types are UV stabilized to provide resistance against fading and degradation. Waterproof polypropylene ropes float and are also resistant to rot, oils, gasoline, and most chemicals. Benefits • Economical and versatile • Resistant to UV light, rot, abrasion, mildew, oils, gasoline, and marine growth • Floatable
Nylon is recognized in the marine industry for its inherent strength, durability, and versatility. Its elasticity allows it to manage the sudden shock loads that would break ropes constructed from other materials, making it a leading choice for anchor and dock lines. Nylon is also abrasion resistant and will last much longer than natural fiber ropes. Made from multifilament fibers that are light and heat stabilized, nylon rope is also resistant to rot, oils, gasoline, grease, marine growth, and most chemicals. Benefits • Strength • Elasticity enables stretching and reduced breakage • Resistant to UV light, rot, abrasion, mildew, oils, gasoline, and marine growth • High wet strength
Attwood Rope Construction Types
Twisted • Splicable • Economical construction
Solid Braided • Resists rotating underload • Strong, soft, and light-weight construction • Ideal for use in pulleys, guides, and blocks • Resists unraveling when cut
Double Braided • Braid over braid construction (two ropes combined into one rope) • Splicable • Does not hockle, kink, or rotate underload • Excellent shock absorbtion and elasticity
Diamond Braided • High quality construction • Tight interlacing of yarns • Stiffer than solid braided rope
Hollow Braided • Diamond braid construction with hollow center • Easiest type construction to splice
• The most common construction type for general purpose rope
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