I pull the core from the retrieval part of the halyard and I strip the cover from the uphaul part of the halyard. I only have about a 2 foot section of the halyard that has both the core and cover and that's so it can be cleated.
Pulling the core helps prevent the inevitable kink from jamming in the block, it simply pulls through the block without much effort.
David Ingram
F18 USA 242
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