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Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 22-11-2016, 23:05
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Re: Tips & Lessons Learned 2016

To replace a halyard, use the Reeving Splice on it's tail end, along with your Dedicated halyard messenger. It makes swapping them out to change them, or for inspection, a 3min. job. Literally.
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Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 22-11-2016, 22:54
Replies: 73
Views: 19,104
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Re: Tips & Lessons Learned 2016

Sometimes Habeneros are a bit much for me. Depends on who bred them it seems.
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 21-11-2016, 23:53
Replies: 73
Views: 19,104
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Re: Tips & Lessons Learned 2016

Simple. Just sheet your main & a #3 in hard, while you rock the boat from side to side, sculling with the rudder in time with the boat's motion.
I'm too tired to recall the name for it, or explain...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 21-11-2016, 15:06
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Views: 19,104
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Re: Tips & Lessons Learned 2016

Hmm, don't fully concur. But if you want to keep some stretch, you can make replacable Spectra strops that are just long enough to go from one side of the sail, through the cringle, & then connect to...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 21-11-2016, 13:14
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Views: 19,104
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Re: Tips & Lessons Learned 2016

TheThunderbird, why no Dyneema for reefing lines? I've long been a fan, & even use replaceable pendants of theh stuff in high wear areas. Like the last few feet which go through cringles.

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