Sunday, November 4, 2012

Repaired Bail

The bail that had failed and released both the main sheet block, the main sail furling line and the main sail out haul was repaired this morning.  We replaced the bail and put the two blocks on separate bails.



 The block to the right is the main sheet block

The location of the main sheet block is not well placed.  It should really be (according to my rigger ), aft of the vang.  This spring, we will have another bail added and the block relocated. This will also allow us to add a boom brake in the right position.

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