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Sunday, April 9, 2017

Upgraded to a new mainsheet that fits.

The 9/16" Sta-Set mainsheet that came with the boat is too big for the rope clutch...you have to pull it through and it leaves blue fuzzies (bits of polyester) behind.  We upgraded to 7/16" Samson Ropes MLX.  To save some money, we went down to 90' instead of the 100' that is the length of the original...the 90' is plenty.  This line, with a Dyneema core, has a similar load rating to the thicker polyester core Sta-Set.  A side benefit is that it won't twist so much between blocks and, when coiled, is a much smaller and lighter coil.
New mainsheet on top, old mainsheet on bottom.

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