[MHml] Main Halyard

[Ross Hobson]

Paul
On Charleston we have reduced any stretch to zero by installing spinlock
ZS jammer on a remote release at the mast head - even is we manage to
strech 10mm dia (8m core) spectra the actual working length is only
300mm

We use a 12:1 downhaul 

It's an easy way of getting around all that rope plus it reduces mast
compression

I would splice every time - as I said in a prveious email having
undetaken the load cell (instron) tests - a knot reduces rope strength
at at least 60% and a proper tapered splice only 10-20% reduction in
rope strength

But you may be using the knowt as a'fuse' so you don't overload
things....
:-)

Ross