[quote=P.M.]Captain Jon,
I think I understand your problem. Try this. I did it to to my jib block to eliminate the problem under certain sailing setups. Made all the difference in the world, and also made solo much more manageable. The cleat was remounted up-side-down and the fairlead removed.
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Erice,
Interesting point regarding backwinding the the main. I believed the same thing, until I started racing and watched other boats walk away from me when backwinding. The difference was unnoticeable on the GPS but huge on the race coarse. A micro amount of speed made a big difference on the race course. The difference is less noticeable on the pintop older sails, but on a modern high aspect main, you can actually feel the difference in speed.<!-- editby --><em>edited by: mummp, Jun 17, 2010 - 10:01 AM</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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