"Simple Simon" wrote in message

... Once the halyard
is made fast, tension along the luff can easily be made by
drawing down on the boom using the mainsheet so the
downhaul can be cleated off.

Would I be right in thinking that the kicking strap could be used to pull a
sliding gooseneck downwards?


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