New England Ropes VIPER Performance Cruising Line

VIPER is New England Ropes' newest introduction into performance cordage from New England Ropes. VIPER is a braided polyester jacket featuring our XHMPE core material that is lightweight, low-stretch, and has good UV resistance.

VIPER is super strong when it needs to be, it is ideally suited for our customers looking for better performance than polyester without paying a premium price of Hi-Techs! The product is easily spliced, you can strip the cover and it performs beyond expectations for the discriminating boater.

Features:

• High strength
• Low stretch
• Lightweight
• Strippable for greater weight savings

Specifications:

• 5/16" (8 mm) Diameter:
  • Average Tensile Strength: 7000 lbs
  • Weight per 100': 2.89 lbs
• 3/8" (10 mm) Diameter:
  • Average Tensile Strength: 9000 lbs
  • Weight per 100': 4.84 lbs
• 7/16" (11 mm) Diameter:
  • Average Tensile Strength: 11,000 lbs
  • Weight per 100': 5.62 lbs
• 1/2" (12 mm) Diameter:
  • Average Tensile Strength: 16,000 lbs
  • Weight per 100': 6.55 lbs

Information on Tensile Strength VS Working Load