Agree Joe,
It is very rewarding to make the boat easier to operate and fit your own style.
Harken and others offer many new improvements to rigging hardware today that
weren't thought of in 1973. Whenever I attend the Annapolis boat show I study
all the new boats to see what ideas they
On my previous boat (1975 C MK2), I put in a 4:1/8:1 system. Henry
from Layline put it together for me. I wish they were still around.
I could get the main in very quick pulling both lines, then pull on one
line to harden up. Flick of the lines down out of the cleats would give
a quick
Lots of great ideas – thanks all!
Coquina is about to turn 50 and like a lightbulb suddenly going off, I am like
“Just because someone did it this way in 1973 because that is how they were
used to doing it from the 1960s doesn’t mean it is the best way”. My genoa was
off for a UV cover
So, I examinedthis handheld a lot closer, and it turns out that the area of
disintegration is basically around the front and around the edges. If it
had gotten all over everything it looked like it was totally ruined. So, I
used a pairing knife and I was able to shave off all of the goo. It was
I have 7:1 advantage on Alianna's mainsheet with about 1.5 feet of covered
wire between the boom and the moveable block. The triple block at the
traveller is attached to a ratchet block with cam cleat that is snap
shackled to the traveller car on the bridge deck. The wire from block to
boom
