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[quote=Edchris177]You're right Dave, I was thinking about the side lacing. My line wasn't long enough to lace all the holes, & I was solo, so I got to the last 3 & had to secure the bitter end, while I went below to lace the last few.
I laced the rear as shown in the manual. 1/4" line was easy to get through the slugs the first time, but as you use their pattern you have to go through each slug twice, & the second pass I had to use a small flat screwdriver to push the end through. Of course it binds & the line scrunches up making it even harder to get through. I then did what you did, made 2 passes before final tying & zip tie. 
I should have used thinner line.
The only advantage was when my traveler ate it, we really wanted to keep sailing so I tied the traveler line around the traveler mount, but the car hung up on the wrong side each tack. I was concerned the line would slip over the traveler mount, letting the car go, then jerk to a stop breaking something. We had to travel out a bit as the wind was such we couldn't hold the boat down double trapped. I ended up tying the line around the tramp lacing, probably not a good idea, as it could have ripped the slug out of the track, but it got us through 2 more days of 20+ kts.
I think I'll relace the rear with thinner line next spring, only a few more days to sail this season, haven't broken anything yet, though I made a few dumb*ss mistakes that require a small repair to the sail near the bolt rope, & one batten end replacement.[/quote]

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