Nick - Glad to have an experienced splicer contributing here and hope to get some tips from you but I have to disagree with what your wrote.
7/64" Amsteel Blue is rated by Samson to a avg. strength of 1600# and a min. strength of 1400#. Rope is rated without a safety factor applied.
Samson's instructions state a whoopie sing derates the rope to 60% but I checked with them and they've been doing some testing that shows the number is better, with the line retaining about 80% of its strength.
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=12319
In the end we're dealing with about a 5:1 safety margin. Possibly lower because we apply the rope in ways that create a very small bend radius. Still plenty safe IMHO,
Hope this isn't coming off as confrontational, just trying to keep everyone informed and safe.
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