Cut Lengths - LIROS White Octoplait Multifilament Polypropylene

LIROS 8-Strand Squareline Polypropylene Cut Lengths are an excellent solution for floating shorelines, very popular in the Mediterranean for stern-to shore lines, easily managed, transported and deployed by dinghy.

The 40, 50 or 60 metre lengths can be spliced and whipped by the Jimmy Green Rigging Team to make your warp ready to deploy:

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N.B. the hanks are measured and cut to length to order in-house by Team Jimmy Green.

LIROS 8-Strand Octoplait LIROS Multifilament Polypropylene, aka LIROS Squareline, makes a handy, lightweight, transportable, 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 Polypropylene Floating Line: Facts, Features and Plus Factors

• Colours Available: White Article 01078 - Yellow Article 01079 - Navy Article 01079 - Black Article 01080
• 8-Strand Octoplait - Balanced, Square Braid Construction
• Excellent supple handling and long-length management qualities
• Lightweight
• Supple, kind-to-the-hands finish
• Manufactured from 100% Multifilament UV-stabilised Polypropylene
• > 15% working load stretch provides good shock absorption
• FLOATS
• Low water absorption
• Stays pliable for the duration of the rope's working life
• LIROS Manufacturer Break Loads by Diameter: 12mm 2100kg ~ 14mm 2700kg ~ 16mm 3400kg ~ 18mm 4000kg - 20mm 5000kg

Jimmy Green Long Lengths, Spliced and Finished in-house by the Jimmy Green Rigging Team

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

Webbing Anti-Chafe Measures

Jimmy Green Spliced Length Advisory

For these long shorelines/warps, the splicing is carried out after the rope has been cut to length.
Therefore, the finished dimensions will be the cut length LESS the amount of rope required to form the loop and the splice.

Jimmy Green Polypropylene Specification Advisory

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.