For traditional look yet Dacron ( not nylon ) is there Three braid Dacron out there vs double braid .
Bill SV Pixie #102
English Braid at RW Rope
http://rwrope.com/traditional-rigging.html
Gordon, the owner served as a technical consult for the movie “Master and Commander”.
They also carry Davey and Co bronze hardware - gunmetal bronze C85555 alloy.
Rod
BCC IDUNA
Hi Bill,
We started using New England Ropes Vintage 3-strand on Mandy and have been happy with it so far on halyards, dead lanyards and rope stropped blocks. It’s a similar product to Buff
Much better hand feel and look than the Leoflex-X we tried previously, imho
Bob Young
BCC Mandy