markvone
Sustaining Member
The E36RH has a lot of lines for adjusting stuff. All of mine were old and faded when I bought my boat in 2011. I've replaced almost all of the lines and tried to keep them different colors or at least keep like colors away from each other. I've got one red halyard and red genoa car adjusting lines that were new in 2011. These have faded significantly more than any other color line that I have. My black, blue and green lines of the same age have lost their shiny new appearance but have not faded nearly as much as the red lines. The least faded color is white regardless of the color of the flecks. All these lines come off the boat by December and are cleaned and stored inside until March.
Here are some pics. Red halyard is faded on exposed shackle end, looks new in the middle where it lives inside the mast. Comparison of faded genoa track line to brand new vang line. Formerly red, now pink, line from purchase. Blue genoa sheet has lost it's shine and is slightly faded but the color is still OK. White furler line looks best after eight years.
Moral of the story: avoid red unless you like pink.
Mark
Here are some pics. Red halyard is faded on exposed shackle end, looks new in the middle where it lives inside the mast. Comparison of faded genoa track line to brand new vang line. Formerly red, now pink, line from purchase. Blue genoa sheet has lost it's shine and is slightly faded but the color is still OK. White furler line looks best after eight years.
Moral of the story: avoid red unless you like pink.
Mark