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Marlow Ropes
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Product catalog summary

Introduction
Marlow Ropes is a leading company in the marine industry, recognized for its quality and innovation. The company focuses on maintaining high standards, enhancing service, advancing technology, and promoting its brand globally. Marlow offers a variety of standard and custom technical performance ropes, including the Grand Prix Series, designed for specific onboard applications and tested by top sailors.

Product Specifications
The document outlines specifications for various rope products, detailing their diameters, average break loads, and weights. Key products include:

D2 Grand Prix 78: Features a Dyneema SK78 core with a polyester/Technora blended cover, providing low stretch and high strength.
V2 Racing: Utilizes a Vectran core with a polyester cover, known for its lightweight and strong properties.
D12: Made with a Dyneema SK75 core, offering excellent strength and minimal water absorption.
Doublebraid: A versatile rope with a polyester core and cover, suitable for various applications.

Benefits and Applications
Each rope type is designed for specific uses such as halyards, sheets, and control lines. Benefits include low stretch, high strength, abrasion resistance, and ease of splicing. The ropes are suitable for racing and cruising yachts, dinghies, and windsurfing.

Line Selection Guide
The guide provides recommendations for rope diameters based on boat length and application, emphasizing the importance of selecting the right rope for optimal performance.

Conclusion
Marlow Ropes continues to innovate and provide high-quality ropes for the marine industry, ensuring sailors have the best tools for their needs. Customers are encouraged to contact Marlow Ropes or visit their website for more information.

Product Overview
The document provides detailed specifications and benefits of various ropes and lines used in marine applications, focusing on high-performance sailing and general-purpose uses. Products are categorized based on construction materials, diameters, breaking loads, and specific applications.

Key Sections

Specifications: Each product is listed with its diameter, average break load, and weight per 100 meters. Materials used include Dyneema®, Vectran®, polyester, and polypropylene, each offering unique benefits such as high strength, low stretch, and water resistance.
Benefits: Highlights advantages of each rope type, such as lightweight, high strength, UV and abrasion resistance, ease of splicing, and minimal water absorption. Specific products are designed for critical applications like standing rigging, control lines, and mooring.
Applications: Suitable for various marine uses, including halyards, control lines, mooring, and general-purpose applications. Some products are specifically designed for racing yachts, offering tailored performance with reduced weight and enhanced durability.
Technical Features: Includes technical tests and performance metrics, such as abrasion resistance, thermal resistance, and water absorption. Discusses the DriCoat system, which significantly reduces water uptake, maintaining rope performance in wet conditions.

Critical Information
The document emphasizes the importance of selecting the right rope based on specific needs, highlighting the benefits of advanced materials like Dyneema® and Vectran® for high-performance sailing. It underscores the role of coatings and treatments in enhancing rope longevity and performance.

Overview
The document discusses various rope technologies and their applications, focusing on the DriCoat system, material properties, and specialized rope series for different types of yachts.

DriCoat System
This system provides long-lasting protection against water absorption, reducing unnecessary weight on board. It enhances both internal and external abrasion resistance and protects against freezing and ice damage, improving rope performance and longevity.

Material Properties
Lists the melting and decomposition points of various materials used in rope manufacturing, such as Polyester (260˚C), Nylon/SupaGrip (220˚C), Polypropylene (160˚C), Dyneema (155˚C), Aramid (500˚C), Vectran (330˚C), and Zylon (650˚C).

Thermal Properties
Provides data on rope diameter, average break load, and weight per meter for different rope sizes, highlighting their performance under thermal stress.

Winch Easing Test
A graph illustrates the variations in load easing on winch drums for different materials, including Polyester, Technora, Dyneema, and Nomex.

Grand Prix Series
This series offers tailor-made performance for running rigging with numerous combinations of performance cores and covers, weight-saving technology, and customizable specifications for racing and super yachts.

Classic Series
This series adapts high-tech performance running rigging knowledge to traditional and classic yachts, using exotic materials and high-tech manufacturing processes that blend with classic yacht aesthetics.

Superyacht Series
Designed for Superyachts and megayachts, this series offers customized quality, performance, aesthetics, and innovation, manufactured without compromise.

Trademarks
The document acknowledges trademarks such as Vectran®, Technora®, and Dyneema®.

Catalog excerpts

introduction PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE... • • To have a name steeped in history and recognised around the world for quality, performance and innovation is often an unattainable dream for many businesses. But for Marlow Ropes, this is reality. However, at Marlow we do not sit back and glory in our history because with this recognition and reputation also comes responsibility. A responsibility to the future and to achieve our goals… • • • • • Some of our performance partners who choose Marlow Ropes and Marlow’s Grand Prix Series: To provide a challenging and supportive team environment for our employees...

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D2 GRAND PRIX 78 12 Strand Dyneema ® SK78 core Halyards | Sheets | Guys | Reefing lines | Runner-tails 24 plait polyester/Technora ® blended cover | 200m reels Average Break Load • Colour Coded Dyneema ® SK78 Core: Dyneema ® SK78 ensures minimal creep - No re-tensioning of halyards maintaining perfect sail shape and trim. • Colour coded core enables easy line identification on stripped halyards. • Polyester / Technora Blended cover provides: Superior grip on winches. Improved grip in jammers and clutches. High heat resistance when easing sheets. Excellent durability around high abrasion areas....

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DINGHY & WINDSURF Marlow were the first to produce a co-ordinated and complementary range of ropes specifically designed for dinghy's and sports a^rmmmm-am^ Boats. The Excel2 range has been updated this year for with new products, updated product specs and new colours. jffl^^^^^^J There can be no better endorsement than being the official rope supplier to the multi-gold medal winning Skandia Team GBR. official Supplier and the rope of choice of countless other international and national class champions. The Excel2 range developed by top sailors will help ensure success at what ever level of dinghy...

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DINGHY & WINDSURF EXCEL D12 12 strand Dyneema ® SK75 | 100m & 200m reels Control lines | Trapeze lines | Kicker | Out/downhauls | Lashings | Backstays Average Break • Lightweight - reduces weight, especially at the top of the rig when used as a halyard. • Marlow ArmourCoat, increases the life of the rope by reducing UV and abrasion fatigue. • Does not absorb water so floats and remains light weight when sailing • Quick and easy to splice, less time preparing the boat more time on the water. Product Code JTV*™ EXCEL D12 MAX 78 12 strand Dyneema ® SK78 | 200m reels Trapeze lines | Kicker | Out/downhauls...

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DINGHY & WINDSURF EXCEL VECTRAN Vectran ® core | 16 plait polyester cover | 100m & 200m reels Halyards | Control lines | Lashing Average Break • Hard wearing polyester cover • Flexibility through tight radii. • High strength. EXCEL MARSTRON + e Plait Dyneema ® & Polypropylene cover I Polypropylene core I 100m & 200m Reels Average Break Load • Dyneema & Polypropylene cover provides improved durability through ratchet blocks • Polypropylene core floats and does not absorb water reducing overall sailing weight. • Cost effective option for training boats and light weight sheets. • 16 Plait cover...

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DINGHY & WINDSURF FORMULINE 12 strand tightly braided Dyneema ® SK75 | 100m & 200m reels Lightweight, reduces the weight of the rig. Average Break 6lg . High Strength and durable - will not break, Load (kg)_ ruining a day on the water. Weight • High performance rope for windsurfers. PS12 12 strand polyester | pre-stretched | 200m reels Halyards | Control lines | Tails | Out/downhauls | Kicker | Lazy Jacks Average Break Load 8 PLAIT PRE-STRETCHED Twisted polyester core Halyards | Control lines | Out/downhauls | Kicker | Backstays • 12 strand construction allows easy splicing • Ideal for use on...

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3 STRAND PRE-STRETCHED 3 Strand polyester | p re-stretch ed | 100m & 200m reels Halyards | Control lines | General purpose Average Break • General purpose rope. • Low stretch - good for traditional halyards. • Very easily spliced. 3 STRAND BUFF POLYESTER PRE-STRETCHED Halyards | Control lines | General purpose Average Break • General purpose rope. • Low stretch - good for traditional halyards. • Very easily spliced. Product Code (White) AB**** (Coloured) AA**** 3 STRAND POLYESTER 3 strand polyester | 100m & 200m reels, 220m Coils (White only) Mooring | General purpose • General purpose rope....

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accessories Product Code JA**** 8 plait standard webbing 8 plait polyester | 100m & 200m reels Flag halyard | Leech lines | General lashing | Whipping white black bEIGE Type 1.5mm 2mm 3mm Average Break Load (kg) 90 130 210 Benefits • olid polyester line, ideal for burgee and S signal halyard, leech lines, as well as general lashings and decorative whipping. 4mm 359 Width Reel length Break Load Colour Toe Strap Diameter Material Polyester 50mm 50m 1800kg Red, Blue or Black Buoyancy Bag Nylon 31mm 100m 750kg White Jackstay Polyester 25mm 50m 3000kg Blue swedish fids Yachtsman’s splicing roll braid-on-braid...

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