Just to prove that Shawn is right, that you can get too many opinions on line, here is one more. I am rigging my boats with 3 strand Dacron rope, rather than braided. The 3 stands allows for some very nice splices rather than knots.

Don

: Nylon is tough stuff for its thickness, but it stretches and sags when it
: gets wet. It stretches even when dry.

: Polyester/Dacron is probably the best stuff to use. Tons of choices, so you
: can find lines with tracer braids that match your drytop or other
: "accessories"!

: Spectra is great, but like Lee and Nick said, probably overkill for deck
: rigging.

: Like Ben, I've used Spectra for climbing. It's great (yet pricey) stuff. It
: has its place, but it's probably not deck lines. By the time UV and wear
: and tear chew up your decklines, you really won't have gotten your money's
: worth. But...hardware store polypropylene yellow rope isn't good stuff
: either, so you're shopping in the right places!!

: And then again...dacron and polyester is almost as expensive as Spectra, so
: who knows?!?!

: That's the problem with online discussions...you get too many answers
: sometimes!

: Safe paddling,
: Shawn