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Marlow Excel R8 Rope

£ 2.50 - £ 8.50 / metre

Clear

This new rope within the Excel range compliments the existing fusion family of products, using a Dyneema sk78 core but with an 8 plait cover, blended from Technora aramid and polyester.

Available in 4mm and 5mm diameters where it excels as a halyard working on cleats, and 7mm and 8mm where it works as a high performance sheet performing well in ratchet blocks.

Available Diameters

  • 4mm
  • 5mm
  • 7mm
  • 8mm

Construction
12 Strand SK78 Colour-Matched Core

Cover
8 Plait Technora/Polyester Blended Cover

Applications

  • Halyards
  • Sheets
  • Spinnaker Halyards

Benefits

  • Excellent cleat performance
  • Firm round rope aids handling
  • Floats (does not absorb water)
  • Good UV resistance
  • High strength
  • Low stretch
  • Very good abrasion resistance
  • Very light weight

Specifications

 

Diameter  | Weight  | Average Break Load
4mm 10.8g 8.8Kn
5mm 16.5g 11.8Kn
7mm 27.5g 15.8Kn
8mm 44.5g 25Kn
Part Number
Size / Colour
Port Solent
Warehouse
99550042
4mm / Black
98m
0m
99550059
4mm / Purple
17m
0m
99550066
4mm / Orange
45m
0m
99550073
5mm / Black
84m
0m
99550080
5mm / Purple
61m
0m
99550097
5mm / Orange
56m
0m
99550103
7mm / Black
100m
0m
99550110
7mm / Purple
67m
0m
99550127
7mm / Orange
71m
0m
99550134
8mm / Black
35m
0m
99550158
8mm / Orange
2m
0m