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Hello,
Sounds like you have a project ahead of you. The size of the wire just means that you have to apply more tension to work with in general. Some memory may remain in the wire, even after serving, but it won't be significant if you get it close to bar taut before serving. You want it that tight if only to make swinging the mallet easier.
As for the Vectran, the first problem is that it likely will have a 2ft constructional stretch in 100ft, and it is important to get all of this out before serving. You'll likely need at least a ton of load to accomplish this. Also beware that you will be serving against the lay for only half the fibers, so do what you can to control torque.
Have you served a rig before?
We've spoken about your boat before, so it seems that 9/16" is on the extremely heavy side for it.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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