LIROS 8mm Herkules - Sheets, Halyards, Control Lines
Click on the boxes below to reveal your custom build options -make your choice from the drop-down menus Detailed Custom Build Instructions
N.B. select a splice if you want to attach a fitting - a whipping is otherwise recommended to secure the end of the line
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Features
LIROS Herkules is world renowned as the logical choice for premium polyester sheets, halyards and control lines, 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:
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 the optimum line diameter for your running rigging application according to each individual sail by maximum sail area in square metres.
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 alll 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 should also run smoothly and freely through your rigging system to avoid disproportionate effort, needless delay and excessive wear and tear.
| Diameter | LBL | Max SA | WLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8mm | 1600kg | 20sqm | < 5% |
| 10mm | 2500kg | 30sqm | < 5% |
| 12mm | 3500kg | 40sqm | < 5% |
| 14mm | 4500kg | 70sqm | < 5% |
| 16mm | 5000kg | 90sqm | < 5% |
| 18mm | 6300kg | 100sqm | < 5% |
| 20mm | 7000kg | > 100sqm | < 5% |
| 20mm | 8000kg | > 100sqm | < 5% |
| 20mm | 9000kg | > 100sqm | < 5% |
LBL = LIROS Break Load
Max SA = LIROS recommended Maximum Sail Area
WLS = LIROS stretch at working load
< = less than
- Purchase Type - Custom Build
- Rope Fibre - Polyester
- Rope Diameter - 8mm
- Sail Area (Cruising) - up to 20 m2
- Colour - Black Grey
- Colour - Yellow Grey
- Colour - Black
- Colour - Classic
- Colour - Blue
- Colour - Blue Grey
- Colour - Red
- Colour - Red Grey
- Colour - White with Liros Fleck
