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sailman58
Mainsheet lead
Jun 1 2009, 10:34 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 10:34 AM EDT
I have been through a number of plans trying to figure out the sheet leads. The sheet seems to begin at the servo arm, run aft then thru the deck and terminate in a ring. The jib sheet seems to begin at the ring and run down the deck and thru an eye under the jib boom. The main seems to also begin at the ring, but seems to go thru an eye near the rail, thru an eye on the boom then down to the other rail. Is this correct? It seems that the jib would sheet in more closely than the main with this configuration and backwind the main.

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Rockabye74
Rockabye74
1. RE: Mainsheet lead
Oct 17 2009, 7:47 PM EDT | Post edited: Oct 17 2009, 7:47 PM EDT
I did this exact arrangement on my RG65 Palo, and what I did was make the attachment point for the jib sheet variable (sliding ring on the jib boom), and adjustable (bowsie) so that I could vary the jib movement until I was happy with the sheeting action. Do you find this valuable?