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    Posted: 10 Dec 08 at 9:29am

Sorry - I think it's 4mm

-  will run out the  halyard and  de-kink as  suggested.

Thanks  all

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Josh is right 6mm is far to big for a haliard !!  i would try 4 !
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6mm!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats quite thick for a halyard, i would of thought you could get away with much thinner rope than that.

I use clicky but its only 1 - 1 so not really comparible
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tie one end up to something. then put a pair of gloves on and run it through your hands, walking backwards as you go. keep tension in the rope as you go backwards. this takes the kink out of the rope. if when hoisting the mainsail it still kinks keep tension on the halyard when hoisting.
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Hi all

thanks regards to advice about threading  Halyards (see thread:  "RE-threading a Mast with Halyards "). ... If I'm going to do the job this weekend - may aswell do a good job....

My rather long  halyard (for my 8metre mast), is about 16-20 metres long (it is  2-to-1, with a turning  block at top of  mast)!  It's a  bit on the long  side, but  cutting ropes  short is  one of the few things I am paranoid about.

When hoisting, as the sail  rises, the halyard seems to throw twists into itself. Any advice regards to straightening out a new halyard/looking after a halyard ?

Or/and, should I be using a  particular brand of rope?

( I think I have 6mm diameter of something like "Marlow exel pro" (http://www.purplemarine.com/Category.aspx?categoryname=Rope) ).

Thanks in advance.

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