* katy wrote, On 3/1/2007 6:34 PM:
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Becasue it does...becasue we tried it...you have to use enough tape and
stitch enough to make sure the lines don't come aprt, no? Well....that
much tape and stitching makes the halyard too fat to go through the slot
for inmast halyards...been there, done that..messenger line is the way
to go...

Stitching should add virtually nothing, a couple of wraps of tape are
under a tenth of an inch. So if that's too tight, it may mean that
your halyard is oversized. In terms of strength, main halyards
generally handle a smaller load than any other running rigging - mine
are only 7/16, while the jib and spinnaker are 9/16. Of course, fat
halyards are easier to handle.

The next time the mast is down you might want to look at the sheave
and see what size it is.