Mike 1) Yes you should ease the ooseneck downhaul and raise the sail to the to band. 2) There shoud be a pin or track stop to stop the gooseneck and keep the tack from going below the lower band. 3) If you need more tension than that the cunningham is the proper tool.
Cheers Peter Z Snagglepuss, #2622 -----Original Message----- From: Michael <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, Mar 11, 2010 11:04 am Subject: [IC27A] Mains'l trim The main mast lower shaft band is 3'2" I think. What are the rules in trimming the sail for a race? In applying downhaul force because of having a sliding goosneck, can the mains'l be pulled down via the downhaul tackle which would or could pull the foot below the shaft band? Adjusting the downhaul so that the foot is at the lower mast, use a cunningham to adjust the luff? Or, am I not focusing on the real point and that is raising the main to the upper shaft band and to hell with the first part of the paragraph? I hope this is not confusing. Thanks to all who answered the height of the mast question. Mike
