The 1/2" Kraken is a rugged versatile rigging line that's easy to splice and runs smooth through gear.
Kraken is a monster of a rigging line, ready to take on your biggest, toughest rigging jobs. At the heart of the 24-strand Kraken is a polyester core, giving it it's high strength and robust feel. The jacket is a tight braided polyester that gives Kraken amazing durability, without making it feel brittle. In fact, Kraken is quite flexible, and resists kinking, twisting and hockling. Kraken's construction makes it easy to splice, and it functions very well in standard rigging setups as well as knotless rigging setups.
- Polyurethane coated for greater abrasion resistance
- High Strength
- High UV and abrasion resistance
- Easy to splice
- Resists twisting and hockling
- Snag resistant
- Great for winch lines, tow lines and rigging lines
Diameter (in) 1/2
Diameter (mm) 12.7
Average Break Strength (lbs) 12,650
Average Break Strength (kN) 56.4
Minimum Break Strength (lbs) 10,750
Minimum Break Strength (kN) 47.9
Elongation @ 10% MBS (%) 1.8
Weight (lbs/100') 8.7
Weight (g/m) 130
Sheath percentage (%) 46
Sheath Material Polyester
Core Material Polyester
WLL (lbs) 1265
WLL (kN) 5.6
*Kraken published break strengths are with hand spliced terminations
