[Rhodes22-list] IMF Boom Fixture Question

[Charles Nieman]

Wait a minute..... I thought a fairlead and a genoa track block WERE the same thing>?????.... are they or are you pulling mny chain??!?!??!?!
 

> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:11:11 -0700
> From: LKUHN at cnmc.org
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] IMF Boom Fixture Question
> 
> Charlie: Thanks, especially since I don't know the difference between a
> fairlead and a Genoa track block. One of the biggest problems with the
> descriptions below is the 70 degree point-of-sail. Just a small change
> makes a huge difference and my point-of-sail wouldn't stay consistent in
> each description.
> 
> Shawn: Here's a picture of the Genoa sheets ran outside the shrouds (actual
> blue sheet) and inside the shrouds and mast (virtual red sheets).
> 
> http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/n43516/At_Ease_-_Sheet_Tracks.JPG
> At_Ease_-_Sheet_Tracks.JPG 
> 
> I have a friend who owns a Freedom32 with a stayless mast. No shrouds get
> in the way and he can tighten or loosen the sheets as much as he wants. If
> we keep our sheets outside the outer stays we can't pull our Genoa in very
> close to the center of the boat, making it difficult to go very far into the
> wind.
> 
> Don't know if this helps or I'm just making it more confusing.
> 
> Lee
> 
> 
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