I was considering buying this Samson XLS3 ($0.60/ft at Defender) for my halyards https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?name=samson-xls3-white-with-tracer&path=-1|2078767|2079473|2079480&id=4803892 ....... cheaper and stronger than StaSet. I don't have direct experience with it yet though. Dave Hupe 1994 C320 (#32)