The use of lightweight composite materials provides a new rigging solution at one-third of the weight of rod. Designing with composites offers more options in terms of diameters, strength and ...

Carbon rigging cables are made of bundles of pultruded carbon fiber rods that contain carbon strands which are hold together with an epoxy resin. The combination of this resin and the heavier base ...

The sailing world is already a strong market for composites. Hulls, decks, masts — even steering wheels, tillers and boarding systems (see “Carbon stairs make boarding a sailing yacht a breeze" under ...

SALT LAKE CITY — March 5, 2013 — Boart Longyear (www.BoartLongyear.com • ASX: BLY), the world’s leading integrated exploration drilling services, equipment and performance tooling provider, has ...