Planer board line besides Dacron.

[cuseroller]

So I hear about this spectra line for planer boards but it's expensive and I had an idea for replacing Dacron with para cord. Para cord is 500 lb test and you can get in neon yellow 500' for less than $10. I know it's a thicker diameter and may absorb more water but my homemade boards pull really hard. So has anyone ever tried para cord for this? Or any suggestions

[Tim Bromund]

sounds like a world of frustration to me.  The 500 lb spectra from Amish Outfitters isn't really that expensive and it lasts forever

 

http://amishoutfitters.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17&zenid=721cd973bb34b44685d6e1b9f6541ead

 

Tim

[TROUTMAN 87]

Believe it or not,I use weed wacker string.Your releases slide down easily and it will not break.

[CaptSpike]

Tim in regards to the spectra would you be able to pull the board in by hand in an emergency without it cutting into your hands? I ask because on two occasions we had to pull my boards in quickly before running the line over (hung bottom, neutral and wind). I'm not sure if I had to do it again I could using spectra.

Not that I want to ever do that again.

 

Spike

[Sk8man]

Just get some 200 lb test mono used for salt water it is very abrasion resistant and low stretch and you can get a bunch of it on inexpensively. They use it quite a bit for outriggers on the ocean.

[magic7777]

Tim in regards to the spectra would you be able to pull the board in by hand in an emergency without it cutting into your hands? I ask because on two occasions we had to pull my boards in quickly before running the line over (hung bottom, neutral and wind). I'm not sure if I had to do it again I could using spectra.

Not that I want to ever do that again.

 

Spike

We keep a pair of work gloves handy for mishaps like this. Very handy when you have to pull up a rigger ball.  Dave