John. That's the only way I have ever done it. If I want to take in
some slack in the main (say I had let it out earlier to spill some
air) I winch it in. In a stiff breeze I don't believe I have enough
purchase to do it without the winch. Letting it out, of course,
simply requires releasing the sheet from the groove.
At 09:58 AM 6/24/2007, you wrote:
...Using the standard factory mainsheet configuration, can you actually
adjust the main using the wench when there is tension of the sheet???
Jeffery L. Sheler wrote:
> Hey Ray. That's another route I was thinking of going. Are you able to
> tend the sheet without using a winch?
>
> Jeff Sheler
> s/v Windsome
> C27TR #6594
> Hampton, VA
>
> At 11:58 PM 6/23/2007, you wrote:
>> Jeff,
>> Mine had the same arrangement. I put a cam cleat on the fiddle
>> block so that now it's cleat ed right on the traveler car.
