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[quote=sea_flyer]Hi Tom,

I am located in central Florida, and do most of my sailing on large, fresh water, lakes, but I do eventually have the intention of getting out on the bay around St. Petersburg, FL, once I have more experience.

I just bought this boat about 3-4 weeks ago, and it sat out of water for about 7 years with the previous owner, so it was pretty dirty, and the halyard lines were in pretty bad shape. I ordered 5mm Endura braid, to replace the jib/main halyard lines, and planned to use it for downhaul as well. My mainsheet and jib sheet are in good condition, and I have not had to touch them. Basically, I have never seen the boat completely rigged, as it was on a trailer when I bought it, and never had a chance to practice setting it all up.  I'm essentially working with a boat, that has no lines of any kind on it whatsoever...

Ideally, I would love to see some photos of what the mainsheet & jib sheet, halyards, and downhaul all look like after the mast is upright and the boat is ready to launch...I am more or less just trying to prep the boat as much while it is on the trailer, that way I have less hassle when I go to launch it for the first time...

So far, I have cut:
-30' of 3/16" (5mm) for the main halyard
-21' of 3/16" (5mm) for the jib halyard
-20' of 3/16" (5mm) for downhaul
But have not run any of it...

Anything you can share with me is more than appreciated!<em>Edited by sea_flyer on May 12, 2017 - 09:24 PM.</em> [/quote]

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