Re: [WWP] Free-running block versus T-track?

From: denis4x4@frontier.net
Date: Sat Apr 29 2000 - 06:58:36 PDT


I think that this called a barbour haul and I used in successfully on a
venture 22 years ago.

Dennis Pierce
Gypsy Witch V #1207
Durango

At 12:09 PM 4/28/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Has anyone used a free-running block attached to a line run through a
>turning block to control a jib/genoa sheet instead of T-track and cars for
>a P-19? In this case the jib sheet is run through the free-running block.
>The line attached to the free-running block can then be lengthened or
>shortened to adjust the jib sheet angle when reefing. This approach seems
>simpler, cheaper and has the benefit of adjustability from within the
>cockpit. What are the downsides?
>
>-Scott
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