🔍 Key Concepts

• How different line materials behave when loaded against wire rope • The importance of chafe, slippage, and grip when choosing a stopper material • Why you generally avoid using material similar to the main line for certain securing tasks

💭 Think About

• Which material will bite and hold best on a smooth, hard wire surface without slipping? • Which materials are most likely to melt, flatten, or be cut when heavily strained against wire? • Is it safer for the stopper to be weaker or stronger than the wire rope itself, and why?

✅ Before You Answer

• Compare the stretch and elasticity of each choice with the stiffness of wire rope • Think about chafing and cutting: which material would be damaged quickly by wire under strain? • Consider standard seamanship practice: what type of line is commonly used as a stopping or seizing line on wire or chain?