adding runners for staysail

[Brion Toss]

Originally Posted by Bob Pingel

It sounds like the HM cover is never exposed. The part between the block and the runner is stripped, and the rest if covered by the regatta braid. What purpose does the cover serve? the only benefit I see is increased friction between the hm core and the regatta braid.

Bob

Hi again,
I wasn't clear, apparently. The HM is uncovered until just forward of the deck block, and the Regatta Braid extends just past that point. The HM is covered from there up to the tang. Put another way, if you were to look at the runner, starting at the tang, you'd see an eyesplice in covered HM angling down and aft towards deck. A foot or two above deck the covered rope would disappear inside a length of Regatta Braid. Just past where it entered, the cover would be removed. Clearer?
Fair leads,
Brion