pendant

I need to raise the foot of my roller furling jib about 12" so the the sail clears the pulpit and lifelines to prevent chafing. Short of raising the furler drum which would involve modifying the foil, I was told that I could add a pendant. Any suggestions how to construct something like this? I...

I will be mooring her in the Spring in a bay here in Long Island, the WM catalog and others sell 15' pendants and say to use a pair. Previously, I made the mooring pendants, and would like to do that again, I figured a 3/4" dia line and wonder if 15' is too long/short?