LIROS Herkules Halyards

LIROS Herkules, article 00154/01550/01552 is world renowned as the logical all-round premium choice for 100% polyester sheets, halyards and control lines, because it is equipped with all the dependable attributes required for extended cruising.

LIROS Herkules is available in Article 00154 white with colour coding / 01550 full colour / 01552 Vision full colour blended with grey

LIROS Herkules Rope Construction and Specification:

Cover: close weave, abrasion resistant 1:1 spin dyed polyester
Core: High tenacity, firm construction, low stretch, braided polyester

LIROS Herkules is the most versatile and dependable solution for all hard working running rigging applications on cruising yachts: Sheets, halyards and control lines e.g. guys, reefing lines, tack lines, vangs/kickers, down/outhauls, furling lines, runner tails, preventers 

The LIROS manufacturing process produces a balanced braid on braid construction with consistency second to none

LIROS Manufacturing Consistency stems from:

• Meticulous attention to exacting standards
• Decades of experience
• Pro-active design and development team
• Continual modernising investment in their vast and spacious production facility
• State of the art, computer programmed twisting and braiding machinery

LIROS Herkules Facts, Features and Plus Factors:

• Good handling
• Non kinking, balanced construction
• LIROS top quality consistency - core and cover in synchronised tension
• Long lasting
• Extremely Wear Resistant, suitable for rigorous winching
• UV Stable
• Solid round construction that doesn't flatten under load
• Spliceable
• Spliceable to Wire
• Stretch at working load < 5%
• Available in a wide selection of colour options: white with colour coding, full colour and full colour blended with grey

LIROS recommend using individual sail area as a benchmark for determining the optimum line diameter for your running rigging application.

The Jimmy Green Rigging Team suggest that there are additional criteria that you may wish to factor in:

• Consider increasing the diameter to make handling more comfortable
• Check the capacity of all associated fittings e.g. sheaves, blocks and winches
• Assess how hard you intend to work the rigging
• Prepare for the rigours of extended cruising

Each individual line should be capable of comfortably taking the anticipated strain, but it also needs to run smoothly and freely through your rigging system to avoid disproportionate effort, needless delay and excessive wear and tear.

LBL = LIROS Break Load Max
SA = LIROS recommended Maximum Sail Area
WLS = LIROS stretch at working load < = less than