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50 metre cut length - Marlow Blue Ocean® Doublebraid
MLW-BO-DBL-BRAID-BLA-6MM-50
Reduced Rate per metre, sustainable cruising line
Supplied loose in a sack, cut to length in house
LIROS ROPE Stowage Bags are handy for portage and onboard storage
Produced from recycled plastic bottles
Eco-conscious choice for running rigging
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50 metre cut lengths are available at a reduced rate per metre.
N.B. normally supplied as a loose length of rope in a sack rather than in a hank making it much easier to deploy.
Can be supplied re-wound in house onto a Marlow reel by email request.
The Jimmy Green Rigging Team can finish the ends with e.g. a splice or whipping: THE JIMMY GREEN PROFESSIONAL RIGGING TEAM FINISH
Marlow Blue Ocean® Doublebraid is the latest addition to their eco-conscious, sustainable Blue Ocean® product range.
The Blue Ocean® range is manufactured with 50% high tenacity polyester and 50% rPET recycled polyester for the cover and the core is 100% recycled rPET polyester sourced entirely from waste plastic bottles.
Marlow Blue Ocean® Doublebraid Facts, Features and Plus Factors:
Suitable for all running rigging applications on cruising yachts for eco-conscious skippers and owners.
Blue Ocean Doublebraid can be used for
e.g. guys, reefing lines, tack lines, vangs/kickers, down/outhauls, furling lines, runner tails, preventers as well as halyards or sheets.
Marlow Blue Ocean® Doublebraid Specification:
Core: 16 strand, braided high tenacity Blue Ocean® trademarked yarn
Cover: 24 plait, braided high tenacity Blue Ocean® trademarked yarn
- Sustainable
- Flexible and comfortable to handle
- Spliceable
- Good tensile strength
- Excellent versayile running rigging line
- Good UV resistance
- Good abrasion resistance
- Low stretch
- Available in 5 attractive marble effect blended colours: Blue, Black, Green, Grey, Red
Diameter | 6mm | 8mm | 10mm | 12mm | 14mm | |
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Weight per 100m | 2.84kg | 4.8kg | 7.47kg | 11.1kg | 15.6kg | |
MBL | 1280kg | 2360kg | 3390kg | 4380kg | 5570kg |
MBL = Marlow Minimum Break Load
Jimmy Green Marlowbraid Running Rigging Size Guide
The Jimmy Green Rigging Team have produced this line diameter chart from Marlow's own recommendations to assist you in specifying your Marlowbraid for a halyard, sheet or control line.
Use a combination of your yacht length and the appropriate sail area to interpret the table and determine the closest match to your requirement.
Yacht Length Overall | 6-8 metres | 9 metres | 10 metres | 11 metres | 12 metres | 14 metres | 16 metres | 18 metres |
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Approximate Sail Area in square metres | ||||||||
Main | 8.5 | 13.5 | 16 | 18.5 | 23.5 | 37.5 | 50 | 67 |
Genoa | 9 | 16.5 | 25 | 33.5 | 42 | 58.5 | 71 | 83.5 |
Spinnaker | 37.5 | 46 | 54.5 | 71 | 92 | 117 | 150.5 | 184 |
Marlow Recommended Halyard Line Diameter | ||||||||
Main | 10mm | 10mm | 12mm | 12mm | 14mm | 14mm | 18mm | 20mm |
Genoa/Jib | 10mm | 10mm | 12mm | 12mm | 14mm | 14mm | 18mm | 20mm |
Spinnaker | 8mm | 8mm | 10mm | 10mm | 12mm | 12mm | 14mm | 16mm |
Yacht Length Overall | 6-8 metres | 9 metres | 10 metres | 11 metres | 12 metres | 14 metres | 16 metres | 18 metres |
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Approximate Sail Area in square metres | ||||||||
Main | 8.5 | 13.5 | 16 | 18.5 | 23.5 | 37.5 | 50 | 67 |
Genoa/Jib | 9 | 16.5 | 25 | 33.5 | 42 | 58.5 | 71 | 83.5 |
Spinnaker | 37.5 | 46 | 54.5 | 71 | 92 | 117 | 150.5 | 184 |
Marlow Recommended Sheet or Control Line Diameter | ||||||||
Main | 8mm | 10mm | 10mm | 10mm | 12mm | 12mm | 14mm | 16mm |
Genoa/Jib | 8mm | 10mm | 10mm | 12mm | 12mm | 14mm | 16mm | 18mm |
Spinnaker | 8mm | 8mm | 8mm | 10mm | 10mm | 12mm | 14mm | 16mm |
Spinnaker Guy | 8mm | 8mm | 10mm | 10mm | 12mm | 14mm | 16mm | 18mm |
Marlow generally recommend reducing the line diameter by one size if you are considering a halyard with a dyneema core.
The Jimmy Green running rigging line diameter chart is derived from the data in the Marlow Definitive Rope Guide: MARLOW LINE DIAMETER SELECTION GUIDE
- Purchase Type - 50 metre cut length
- Rope Fibre - 100% rPET
- Rope Diameter - 8mm
- Rope Diameter - 6mm
- Rope Diameter - 10mm
- Rope Diameter - 12mm
- Rope Diameter - 14mm
- Colour - Black
- Colour - Gray
- Colour - Blue
- Colour - Red
- Colour - Green