Adding to my last tip.
It’s pretty unlikely that the port and starboard shrouds are exactly the same length, so if we want to be able to duplicate mast tune in the spring we better not mix them up.
I used to put cardboard labels on, but they get soggy and fall off, so now I just tie a piece of light line with two knots for starboard and one for port. Works great.
I mark both, so if one gets removed, I still have the other.
Quiz
What mental trick do I use to remember which has one knot and which two, without having to write it down or find the photos above? Leave a comment.
Hint, it’s not the colour of the line, I just happened to have some red.