[lavery]

Very good.

Thank you Benz,
Experience and empirical evidence is exactly what I am looking for to bounce against my formulas.

Thank you also for the tip regarding diameter expansion. Also invaluable is your list of specifics regarding diameter that you use, "model" of rope, and your boat size (that all puts my inner engineer at ease).

Jim Lavery
s/v Hoku Ke’a
Southern Cross 31