Colligo Dux, Uncovered (per foot pricing)
Heat Stretched Dyneema SK75 from Hampidjan. As of 2023 this is the best braided product for standing rigging. It heat sets the best and most dense, which means less constructional elongation. The newer Chemistries, SK90 and SK99 are heat stretched at the fiber level so they do not heat set as well at the braided line level. This translates into length elongation under tension over time. Our 11 mm and larger sizes are a 2 x 12 construction which also helps the heat stretching process and minimizes elongation issues. Safe Working Load & Breaking Strength (in ft-lbs). For standing rigging this should be sized by elastic stretch equivalence to the wire or rod it it replacing. See the stretch chart.
Price is per foot.
Colligo Dux Synthetic Standing Rigging is the best value in Synthetic Rigging today for cruisers and racers alike.
Colligo Dux is the first 12 strand line that has similar stretch characteristics to 1x19 wire rope. In fact it can easily be sized so that you have less stretch than your wire rope, with a minimal windage increase. You can have synthetic rigging for about the same price as wire.
Worried about chafe? Loggers drag logs thru the woods with it. Mushers use it for dogsledding because the dogs can't chew through it. This is the toughest synthetic there is.
Worried about UV damage? This is the best uncovered synthetic for UV resistance. Our systems today have a replacement interval of 5-8 years in the tropics (uncovered). Our UV study will be published shortly with more detailed information. We expect an even higher number.
Worried about creep? We understand creep and we size for no more than 0.1 inches per year. What is creep, you ask? Quite simply, it's the actual elongation of the synthetic fibers. Like pulling taffy, creep is permanent (whereas elastic stretch, like a rubber band, bounces back). Read more here on our tech blog.
Easily spliceable, inspectable, 1/6 the weight of wire and, 1/3 the price of PBO!
Warning: Colligo Dux Synthetic Standing Rigging is Dyneema based and is highly dependent on end termination geometry. Our line terminators are designed to maximize life over the long term and to ensure the greatest value (and life) from Colligo Dux Rigging. The data shown on this site cannot be applied to any Dyneema based lines without the use of Colligo Synthetic Systems hardware.
Safe Working Load & Breaking Strength (in ft-lbs):
Note: Dux must be sized for stretch & creep and not breaking strength, so do not simply convert your wire/rod rig numbers based on breaking strength to the equivalent Dux. Read this tech article on how to size Dux, or contact us for details.
- 5mm: 2,100 / 10,400
- 7mm: 3,000 / 15,000
- 9mm: 4,800 / 24,000
- 11mm: 7,360 / 36,800
- 13mm: 9,800 / 49,000
- 16mm: TBD
- 18mm: TBD