3-strand sheets

[Ian McColgin]

Not a problem. Marmalade's give or take 100' peak and throat halyards, complete with longsplices in each when moved from 3:1 to 4:1, work fine.

Here's the trick: coil in very big coils - at least 6' diameter - and especially before striking the sail, overhaul the line. Overhauling means take the coil off and, starting from the bitter end, pile or fake the halyard down so it has a chance of running. Braid and double braid actually tend to kink and bind more readily than cable laid anyway.

G'luck