Which line for a mainsheet
Apex, LS, XLS, ??? I find Sta-Set too stiff through my dual fiddle block 5 part end boom mainsheet that has 110 feet of line that needs to be fed out in a hurry. I have an L-36 which is wood so we are always careful when gybing to bring the line all the way in and then let it out. I wanted something that would play out easily as this can take way too long to do. There are no winches as everything is just arm strength so I am thinking strength cannot be much of an issue and stretch is a good thing with a wood boom -- up to a point or course. I race the boat in classic boat races. We have been doing some beer can races for practice.
I was advised to get single braid 12 strand and bought Regatta braid and it just snags on everything. I don't know where because the lifelines have spectra braid over them, the coamings are covered with teflon tape and all the bolt heads in the tiller are carefully filed smooth. Still the sheet came back with a 4 inch string hanging out the side and a bunch of smaller pulls. So, I returned it and am now wondering what to get. Apex is a 12 strand and may be what I want but will I have the same problem? I am looking at 7/16 line just so it is nice on the hands but not too big and heavy. Maybe simple LS would be just fine, certainly strong enough. Not sure if it will play out nicely though.
I have searched the past posts and it doesn't look like this topic has been addressed.
Help would be appreciated.
Allen
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