Don Jordan and the Jordan Series Drogue

[clindsey]

Of the corsair line of boats? Other than space between the 28 telstar and the corsair?

[sailingdog]

Originally Posted by clindsey

Of the corsair line of boats? Other than space between the 28 telstar and the corsair?

So as not to hijack this thread, I've started a new thread on this topic.

[funjohnson]

There is a Jordan drogue on Ebay right now for a small boat (100 cones). I'm not sure if this could be extended, but the "Buy it now" of $425 doesn't seem bad.

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[Captainmeme]

Yes I know the thread is a year old but I have a question about construction.
The video at Sailrite shows the webbing fished through the braid then knotted to attach the cones to the line. Would sewing the webbing to the line weaken the line? Would the sewing needle cut the strands in the core thereby weakening the line?

[AdamLein]

Originally Posted by Captainmeme

Yes I know the thread is a year old but I have a question about construction.
The video at Sailrite shows the webbing fished through the braid then knotted to attach the cones to the line. Would sewing the webbing to the line weaken the line? Would the sewing needle cut the strands in the core thereby weakening the line?

I dunno. Seems unlikely that you could do this without knowing it... the strands are very strong, and the needle is pointy but edgeless. Lots of rope-maintenance tasks require passing a needle through the line, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. Just be careful and don't use force to put the needle through.

[Captainmeme]

I asked Samson rope company about this. The response was that disturbing the braid does affect strength as does sewing the webbing to the line. How much the line is weakened is hard to say because its dependent on how much things are disturbed. No numbers were given, but words like small and some were used. If I do this I'll use a bigger line closer to the boat which will compensate for the loss of strength. 100 cones, 8000 pounds, 80 pounds per cone makes me think the webbing could be much smaller, 3/8 or 1/4 inch. 3/8 inch nylon webbing breaks around 1400 pounds. OVER KILL for sure.

I agree damage could be kept down by using a blunt needle so as not to cut or tear the inner core.