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Group,
It seems to me that a main downhaul, similar in principle to a jib downhaul,
might prove to be a cost-effective solution. Lubricants such as dry slide
also help. However, the higher the wind speed, the greater the reluctance
of the sail to come down and the greater the panic of the skipper.
Richard
Lubbock
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> From: Paul Anstett
> Sent: Tuesday, July 6, 1999 10:45 PM
> To: Potter Mail List WWP
> Subject: Lowering the slugs on the main
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> Hi Gang:
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> The slugs I installed on my main this past winter really make the sail
> rise to the top of the mast easily and fast. But gravity alone does
> not lower the main...I have to jump up on the cabin top and lower the
> luff with my left hand while I work the main halyard with my right. Is
> there a retrieving system I can use to do all of this from the cockpit?
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> Paul Anstett
> Fargo
> P19 SarahSpundaq
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