[quote=yurdle]I think golfdad is talking about his main traveler. I use a separate main sheet and traveler sheet, and tie them together with a sheet bend. Some of the 5.2's have a block attached to an eyelet riveted to the rear beam, which you can use to gain a 2:1 purchase on the traveler. This makes the traveler MUCH easier to move while under sail. The separate sheet makes it very easy to quickly identify the traveler sheet by color (as opposed to being the other end of the mainsheet) and also gives (me) a couple other advantages. I leave the traveler sheet on the boat, and that means I don't have to run the main sheet through the cleat, traveler, and block, I just have to tie it to the traveler sheet. Also, if I'm going to be solo, I can run the main sheet through the jib sheet once before knotting it to the traveler sheet, which helps to keep the main sheet from sliding right off the boat when I fly a hull. Finally, it allows for a smaller, easier to cleat line for the traveler sheet without affecting the mainsheet.[/quote]
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