I agree with Mr. Ford, 5/16 is the way to go. Line choice is dependent on the type of sailing you do, racing vs cruising also whether or not you have roller furling or not because some lines don't like to be bent over a sheave and loaded for long periods. For every thing we normally do, Sta-Set or LST is more than enough. However you will , more than likely, need to change the sheaves in the mast head as the grooves for the wire are a different shape and will cause abnormal wear on the new rope. If you need to know what the mast head looks like, I have mine on my desk "as we speak" and can shoot some photos if you need them
Mark, Gratis (6115) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to keep your WHOLE PAYCHECK? PLEASE VISIT http://www.fairtax.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "tim ford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 9:53 AM Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Main halyard replacement Agree. 5/16th is the way to go and you'll get much better performance with Sta-Set-X then with Sta-Set, as it has much higher stretch resistance....Sta-Set is like bungy-cord...Sta-Set X is almost as good as T-900 (well, not really but it's so much cheaper) tf Mark Tamblyn wrote: > > I think you will be happier with 5/16 I’m pretty sure that is what I used. > -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.6/1482 - Release Date: 6/4/2008 7:10 AM
