You are so easy to wind up.

If you want to use cheaper line and tie knots, then go a head. If I have D12, I will splice.... It does not take long.

If a splice weakens the line by 20% and a knot weakens line by 40%, then you can use lighter line with the spliced line to achieve simular results. Knowing you race a boat that is significantly over class weight and you are not concerned with being competitive, I am sure weight does not bother you anyway. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />