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It's bright orange for high visibility, lighter for easier handling, stronger for better performance and terrifically cost effective.

Its UltraLine from American.

American, the largest manufac- turer of fiber rope in the U.S.. presents the most technically advanced rope ever offered to the marine industry. UltraLine.

UltraLine is a unique copolymer extrusion fiber made up into rope that is 5 percent lighter and 30 percent stronger than even our best conventional rope. You can actually save money by buying a far better product.

UltraLine is available in a wide range of sizes and constructions and, in many ways, is much like polypro: it floats, stores wet, will not rot or mildew. In other ways,

UltraLine is much better: it has 50 percent more abrasion resistance than regular yarn or monofilament because it develops a "feathered" surface that protects it against further abrasion, plus it has lower elongation, better creep resistance

CONVENTIONAL POLYPROPYLENE

Minimum

Breaking

Strength (lbs.) and much higher UV resistance.

UltraLine. 100 percent American made from 100 percent American virgin resins. Better performance and lower cost add up to a product unmatched anywhere else. Send for complete information.

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Weight/100 ft. (lbs.)

ULTRALINE

Weight/100 ft. (lbs.)

Minimum

Breaking

Strength (lbs.) 81,000 105.000 133.000 160.000

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