Steve,
It's usually a clutch led to a 16:1 - 30:1 winch. The load on a halyard can be quite high when you're tuning the sail to draw the draft forward. We even went through a period of line creep through the clutch. Phil Agur <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip Secretary, Call Sign WCW3485 IC27/270A MMSI 366901790 <http://www.catalina27.org> www.catalina27.org Vessel Doc# 1039809 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Siefken Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 3:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: catalina27-talk: Working load for the main sail Does anyone know the working load for the mainsail of a standard rig? I am trying to figure out what kind of device to secure the mainsail halyard at the cockpit. (i.e., clutch, cleat, etc.) Thanks, Steve
