Curious what the group thinks about this subject, In particular, the Halyard. I just noticed my halyard was all torn and ragged about 8' or 10' up from the head, I am guessing from stress on the cover from the point it sits on the sheave with the first reef. (The core was still fine, I think Dyneema or a blend) I cut it off there, and did a Halyard Knot, fortunately there was enough tail to do this, I think I read somewhere that you lose some strength with a knot that you don't lose with a splice, and while a splice is not an option in this case, I am thinking of just using the knot when I replace the halyard instead of the splice. . Not only is it way easier, the splice was kind of fat and pinched in the sheave because it is a long splice. Any thoughts?
Bill Coleman Erie PA Entrada. (And thanks to Chuck Gilchrest for his advice on rope selection)
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