In order to protect Softrig cables, a vast range of braided socks is available to choose on the basis of the use and the position of the cable on board. Distinct materials can be used for the construction of the socks as to guarantee more levels of protection and mechanical resistance. All braided covers, if necessary, can be impregnated with a special coloured polyurethane coating Which protects the fibers from UV rays and improves abrasion resistance. The Softrig technical department is at your disposal to indicate and suggest the most appropriate material for the construction of your cable.

PROTECTION BRAIDED SOCKS FIBERS

BLACK TECHNORA®
DYNEEMA®
VECTRAN®
PBO-ZYLON®
POLYESTER COLOR

Matchless though the set of advantages of the high-tech textile cables be, we must emphasize that cables require some simple yet fundamental contrivances if they are to be kept well. That is why Softrig have developed and optimized the protections applicable to their cables - which are protected by as many as three layers - and by especially taking care of the hidden spots even inside the terminals, thus being able to guarantee that their products last long. The care that Softrig’s specialised staff devotes to the finish of their cables and terminals before they are delivered already ensures an optimal quality level, which is going to satisfy years of use out at sea. To guarantee cable safety, however, we suggest a normal, yet regular, visual inspection, by the user, above all in the areas that are subject to rubbing with other boat components. The cables employed for rigging, moreover, endure a lot of stress - coming as torsion, elongation, compression, rubbing, temperature variations - and are subject to the combined action of the sun, of water, salt, atmospheric agents, and chemical ones as well. Adequate, scheduled maintenance is therefore necessary if you wish to keep any of the boat components efficient; that is why Softrig’s technical office perfects the maintenance plans of their cables based on a few specifications regarding the type of boat, the kind of use and the forecasted use (namely the number of miles one is going to travel.