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     Scott Corder (Pastcommodore) Rating: N/A |
Jeff, My boat had 1/2 inch on it when I bought it, and the original specs called for 1/2 inch (go figure). I downsized to 3/8 and have had no problems with the halyard gaurd. The furler may add some routing complexity that I have no experience with, but the diameter poses no problems in my non-furler set-up. We have been very happy with T-900 and actually found more "creep" problems in the area of clutches than in the line itself. I rebuilt my clutches (you can buy kits to do this) and added an additional cam cleat forward of the clutch for the jib halyard (only). As I have mentioned in other posts, we now "play" our halyards more than ever as a function of jib trim - so creep and stretch are really no longer issues for us. One last thought: Might 1/4 inch (especially some of the newer lines that tend to "flatten") increase the potential for slipping off the masthead guides and having the line jam at the top of the mast? (just thinking out loud). |
