[quote=bacho]Quick comments,
For luff slack, grab the luff with your hand. You should have enough slack to turn your hand 90 degrees as a rule of thumb. Better to rig towards the tighter side and make a mark on your halyard for the hand method. Then you can experiment with more or less luff tension.
As far as the bail goes, I think you can be pretty agressive with something like a P19 mast. Its a telephone pole compared todays rigs. I have seen a mast head kite on a F16 before and that mast is a noodle! I would rather raise the hoist some over keeping the pole super low.
You should not need a swivel up top. It getting twisted up happens from time to time. We have always been able to work it out.[/quote]
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