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     Deborah Davenport (Ddavenport) Rating: N/A |
We replaced the original mainsheet rig in its entirety with a two-speed (3:1 plus 12:1) the second year that Glory Days raced. It was a great improvement. Two minor issues: 1. The continuous sheet develops interesting (annoying) kinks over time. Solution is to remove one end from its attachment pin, unrig the sheet from that set of blocks, turn the kinks out, re-rig, re-pin. 2. You have to train (and regularly re-train) everyone who trims the main on how to think with both hands. Both are worth putting up with for the incremental control of the main. We saved the original mainsheet rig for use (never, we hope) as the lifting rig for the Lifesling. We added a old-style nylon boom vang strap with D-rings to attach to hang the rig from the boom. |
