I'm and will be working with New England Classic Spun and Filament Polyester three strand on everything from sheets, halyards, and reef lines to bowsprit netting and ratlines. And I'll be tapering eye splices till the cows come home. The suggestion of "taper(ing) one strand at a time, so one strand has a total of four tucks, then next five and the third six" seems a good one for the reasons mentioned and for the added time-saving benefit. Tapering by reducing yarns is messy.
Thanks, Ian
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