12-24-2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sailingdog
And left-hand laid three-strand gets coiled counter-clockwise.  But left-hand laid line is pretty rare... |
That’s called “Lang Laid” and was used mostly in 4 stranded lines, most commonly in dead-eyes and lanyards, old style standing rigging.
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