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>>Were you adjusting your mainsail trim on each tack? if not, how is your
>mainsheet
>>routed?
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>Nope, mainsail trim remained the same. My mainsheet is routed: Bitter on Port,
>Through aft block on boom, block on starboard, forward block on boom, block
on
>port, and finally through cleat,... Isn't that they way it should be? What
are
>my alternatives?
that sounds right. I was just asking because some boats are shipped set up wrong.
Personally, I trim during and after each tack. I suppose weight distribution,
rigging tension, coriolis effect [N], and other things can make each tack different.
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