And with a shelf foot, do you honestly expect the foot bolt rope to hold the
sail
if the clew slug breaks?? Sorry, but it ain't gonna!

LOL......... Well you tell me how a bolt rope is going to lift out of the slot
especially when it's held by the tack fitting and the outhaul? There is no way
a 5/16" rope is going to lift out of a 1/16" wide slot. Duh "it ain't gonna"
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