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[quote=MN3][quote]  Likely not the best way, but I simply set it up at a few more feet than I thought I needed and then went out and sailed at various tacks and on the wire. Looked at worst case scenarios when running down wind and farthest back on hull while on the wire. If I still had "too much" line on the tramp, I noted it and shortened it when back at the beach.[/quote]
 
spot on!

[quote]What's the best way of determining the true needed length?[/quote]
there are many ways:

when i purchase at a real line shop They have a line counter (machine you pull line through)
at the Tackle Shack they use  a 5' ruler with nails on it, on a bench they pull line off the roll at and each wrap = 10' (actually they just use 1 wrap as a 5' index and hand wrap up the desired amount)

When I am home i take any sheet and measure 3' out. then wrap the rest up or of the line in the same 3' lengths 
number of wraps x 3 = length in feet

same for the main - either on the blocks or off the blocks 
Off the blocks are much more accurate<em>Edited by MN3 on May 08, 2018 - 05:13 PM.</em> [/quote]

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