MAINSHEET TRAVELLER

A forum for discussion of how to rig and tune your boat or kicker to achieve the best sailing performance.
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Re: MAINSHEET TRAVELLER

Post by Catigale »

his thread is about putting a traveller on a X. I thought M's had traveller's as std. equip. I won't go into how M's beat X's, they certainly should, taller mast more sq. ft of sail, that said how come they have such a difficult time doing it?
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Re: MAINSHEET TRAVELLER

Post by bscott »

On high wind days I cleat a second 4:1 main sheet block to the genny track, I call it my triangle traveller--on light wind days I use just the pedestal.

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Re: MAINSHEET TRAVELLER

Post by J.Teixeira »

Hi

In my :macx: I am testing a traveler for some time.

The main advantage in really to clear the cockpit...

And remove the lines from the instruments and rudder wheel area.

The only problem is that effort on the boom increases as the bloc goes nearer the mast...

There is an interesting post :

http://www.macgregorsailors.com/forum/v ... =8&t=13584

http://arianeoveleiro.blogspot.com/2009 ... -post.html

http://www.macgregorsailors.com/modt/index.php?view=148

http://www.harken.com/pdf/4524.pdf


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This picture of Ron Mod seems to me the near perfect thing...
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