My main halyard has some wear and needs replacing. The DF manual suggests a 40m length of 8mm Spectra. This seems very long- the mast is 11, mast to cockpit 3m would suggest 22+3+5= 30m should be sufficient. Am I missing something here? I don't want miles of spare string in the cockpit, and also don't want to buy 10m that I don't need!
Thanks for your help.
Andy
DF 800 Mk2 main halyard
Cut every year
Don’t forget to cut 10 cm each year – the part that bends at the top wears out. It broke for me once. / Christian