i took her out for the first time today with a good breeze, 15-20
kts.
she really sails great, points much higher and goes faster than i
expected. i was sceptical about the company literature, but am now a
believer.
how do folks manage the mainsheet? i have been cleating to the
big
cleats on the butt end of the boomkin. this is inconvenient and
slow.
i have seen the set-up with cam cleats on taleisin in “cost
conscious
cruiser” and am thinking of something like it. the cleats are ~$50
each from bristol bronze in RI. i have not tried “traditional
marine”
from the book. any other advice? thanks.
john churchill
BUCEPHALUS, BCC 65
— John Churchill <jchurchill@erols.com > wrote:
i took her out for the first time today with a good
breeze, 15-20
kts.
she really sails great, points much higher and goes
faster than i
expected. i was sceptical about the company
literature, but am now a
believer.
how do folks manage the mainsheet? i have been
cleating to the
big
cleats on the butt end of the boomkin. this is
inconvenient and
slow.
i have seen the set-up with cam cleats on taleisin
in “cost
conscious
cruiser” and am thinking of something like it. the
cleats are ~$50
each from bristol bronze in RI. i have not tried
“traditional
marine”
from the book. any other advice? thanks.
john churchill
BUCEPHALUS, BCC 65
It is absolutely essential to be able to trim the main
easily. That means mechanical advantage. It should
be trimmed accurately and that requires a traveler.
This may be sacrilege but look at a Harken catalog and
follow the lead. Gerhauer makes a good mainsheet
system at a reasonable cost. We work the traveler
and the main constantly, here on San Francisco Bay.
Nate Berkowitz
Anita Rock, BCC#4
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