Lower Fore St, Beer, East Devon, EX12 3EG
LIROS 8-Strand Octoplait LIROS Multifilament Polypropylene, aka LIROS Squareline, makes an excellent, lightweight, manageable, floating mooring line with a smooth, sympathetic finish that is nothing like the harsh, splintery, wire-like, blue monofilament variety or the rough and hairy, white staple 'Nelson' version.
'Floatability' can be a real plus factor for long-reach mooring lines, such as rafting out warps to the dock or shorelines from the stern to the shore in the Mediterranean.
LIROS Squareline Octoplait Polypropylene is manufactured by LIROS and wound onto 100 metre reels at the factory in Germany.
The most common application for this rope is long lines ashore, so to avoid short reel ends and make sensible use of each reel, we have restricted the available lengths to 40, 50, 60, and 100 metres.
The Jimmy Green Rigging Team recommends spliced loops for ease of attachment and to retain the maximum strength of the line - knots have an adverse effect on the strength of any rope.
The Jimmy Green Rigging Team recommends whipping any unspliced ends to safeguard the integrity of the rope construction and adding anti-chafe measures to prevent undue wear. Both of these will help to prolong the working life of the finished line.
8-Strand Octoplait Splicing and Finishing
LIROS Multifilament Polypropylene is subjected to a thorough UV stabilising process during rope production to enhance resistance to ultraviolet rays.
However, UV-stabilised Multifilament Polypropylene is still more susceptible to deterioration in the sun than Nylon (Polyamide) or Polyester (the most UV-resistant of mooring lines).
Polypropylene has a lower breaking load than polyester or nylon, and it may be prudent to upsize to compensate.
On the upside, LIROS Squareline polypropylene is much lighter than nylon or polyester, making it more manageable and easier to handle, size for size.