Serving Twine

If it comes to serving your wires, you got two basic choices to make. How traditional do you want to go and how much time for maintenace is the schedule of the ship allowing?

Polypropyleen / polyester BRAIDED

long lifetime, highly UV resitant, maintenance free (There is of course always some good you can do for it). If you really have a busy ship, no crew or time for maintenance, here you go. It comes in black, so the traditional look will be achieved without taring. (Geo One, to name one, used at Mercator and Stad Amsterdam)

Natural fiber

Hemp, marlin, sisal, spunyarn…comes pre tarred or dry. Takes a lot of upkeeping. Involving natural materials means a lot of regular maintenance. Lack of maintenance makes the material vulnerable to water absorbtion, rot or drying out and breaking, loosing its purpose. It doesnt contain any microplastic, environmently friendly and historically the way to go.

Very prone to dry out and UV damage.

Synthetic twine TWISTED

Such as classic spun polypropyleen twine, or seine twine(tarred nylon) or Hempex. In some cases looking like natural twine, often still tared. Brings a longer lifetime and a traditional look and feel together. The problem with synthetic twine is its vulnerability to UV damage and lower abrasion (chafe) resistance. It is a bit more forgiving to a lack of maintenance but still should be treated regularly to ensure longelivity.

Still need to write this