Charlie, Just to clarify - I replaced the 6:1 Harken with the Garhauer. I didn't cascade the 6:1 with the Garhauer. I find the 6:1 on the Garhauer adequate.
-- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM cenelson--- via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Dennis > > Looks like your system allows a 3:1 up to a 18:1 purchase which is a good > range IMHO. > > BTW, Water Phantom also has end-boom sheeting and the traveler is just > forward of the binnacle at the cockpit seat level. Thus the vertical > distance from the boom to the traveler is more limited than boats with the > traveler at the cockpit sole level. > > This is not an issue with the current 6:1--however when the extra 4:1 is > added, the block separation on this purchase is pretty short--at most maybe > 2 feet. > > Thanks, > > Charlie Nelson > > On Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 01:30:12 PM EST, Dennis C. via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > A bit late to this but here's my 2 cents. > > Touche' had a 6:1 Harken carbo block mainsheet. For the most part I liked > it. I'm a Harken fan. However, I had a couple issues with it. The amount > of line in the cockpit and the time it took to sheet in after a windward > rounding. > > I switched to a Garhauer 3:1/6:1 two speed system. Quite a bit quicker on > the sheeting in. Still a bunch of line in the cockpit but a sheet bag > manages it. > > Caveat: Touche' has end boom sheeting. A 6:1 purchase might be a bit > light for a mid boom system. > -- > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > November is the time of the year when my Internet bills come in. It's > also the time when you can show your appreciation of this list and the C&C > Photo Album. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: > https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly > appreciated. > November is the time of the year when my Internet bills come in. It's > also the time when you can show your appreciation of this list and the C&C > Photo Album. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: > https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly > appreciated.
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