Low-friction Rings

I have been enamored with the prospect of using some of the new(ish) low-friction rings since I first came across them. Their simplicity and strength, especially when teamed with Dyneema, is appealing, as is their relatively low cost (when compared to blocks).

In spite of fondling them at the chandleries every time I pass by their displays, I have yet to put one into use on the boat, nor even purchase one. This article, although extremely brief, gives a few examples of where they would work best, and where they won’t.

Do you have any of these rings on your boat?

4 Comments

Jonathan May 26, 2016 at 6:31 am

Please do post a video of you splicing the dyneema around one of those rings! Or hey, just splicing a loop like he did.

Mike Sweeney May 26, 2016 at 7:05 am

Look here Jonathan…

http://www.zerotocruising.com/im-getting-much-faster-at-splicing/

Video at end of post.
- Jonathan May 27, 2016 at 5:32 am
  
  Great, thanks, Mike. I’ll give it a try! Looks like a version of double braid, perhaps easier because the dyneema is slippery.
  - Mike Sweeney May 27, 2016 at 6:27 am
    
    Splicing double braid is much more complicated. I made a video on that too.

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