On our new old boat (Endeavour 33) we have just obtained a new mainsail. The boat already had fairly new halyards, and the main halyard looks like 7/16.
Our reefing
lines are really old and grungy- they look like 1/2 inch.... we boat on the Chesapeake, so I don't anticipate ever using more than the first set of reefing points. I am going to replace the
line- I see no reason why it should be any bigger than the halyard, and I am wondering if I could go smaller than the halyard? (I think it is a reefing
line which should be permamently attached above the clew to the reef so it is ready for use)
Any advice welcome, and thank you---- saltypat