Mainsheet

[cs]

For those that went the tiller method, how did you route your mainsheet?

Chad

[capt jake]

Mine is pretty much the same. The only modification was to install a traveler over the tiller. Sould be solid or line. Mine is line (horse).

[cs]

Dave said he did the same thing. Could you post a photo?

Chad

[umop_apisdn]

Mainsheet/tiller questions are pretty common here. Not that we aren't all happy to answer them, but perhaps this should be a "featured article" on the "Weekender" section of this site? I would be willing to write it...

Noel

[cs]

I did a quick search and found a thread that has this image. Might give this a try. I'll read the rest of that thread later.

Chad

[Dave R1]

Chad, did you get my pictures?

[cs]

Dave, I just PM'd you back.

Chad

[capt jake]

Chad, mine is similar to the drawing. Sory I don't have any pictures of that . I will rey to get some this coming weekend.

that fixed block on the end of the boom travles on my rope horse. The end of the main sheet is then fixed to the end of the boom. The horse is adjustable with a cam cleat.

[Dave R1]

Chad, I forgot to mention that I have a becket block on the end of the boom so the mainsheet belays to the becket leads down to the block on the horse, back up to the becket block forward through that fairlead I showed you to another block and down. I have a ratchet block on the floor of the cockpit which allows the use of biceps instead of the weaker triceps to control the mainsail. The ratchet block acts to take some of the load once the sheet is set but it isn't as dangerous as a cleat would be.

[Bud_Wilson]

Chad I have a horse set up but I have a bouble on the boom, cuts down the load on the arm. Next time you are going to south Pitt let me know and I will show it to you. Y'all Come Cap'N Bud.

[Bill Paxton]

I use the method shown in the illustration posted by cs above. It has worked flawlessly for five seasons.

[umop_apisdn]

I also use the "four part mainsheet without traveler" as pictured above. I like it for the most part, aside from one minor annoyance....

I have found that as the boom comes across the cockpit, I get a lot of loose line briefly laying about on the lazerette, which sometimes gets hung up on the motor (top part, not the prop!).

Generally it is pretty quick to untangle, so it hasn't been a super high priority to fix. Plus I am not sure of a good way to fix it. I might go with some kind of traveler arrangement so I can use a 3-part or 2 part mainsheet instead. 4 part seems like overkill. Or I might relocate the motor aft and down some.

Noel.

[Bill Paxton]

Here's the simplest rig I've seen yet. It's on a Michalak Frolic2.

By the time Gary Blankenship (standing) got to the Everglades Challenge he had added a little more purchase. (That's Chuck Leinweber of DuckWorks crewing.)