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I nearly bought an Endeavor 32 before I bought my 28' S2. I kinda like
the boat. However, I really reccomend that you keep the control lines
going tot eh cockpit. There is no reason the endanger your kids or
yourself by having them go up on the cabin top for no reason. I cannot
figure out why more boats do not lead halyards , etc to the cockpit.

On the boats I've sailed with aft-lead halyards, I invariably discovered
it was faster and less effort to haul the sail most of the way up right
at the mast. On some boats, it seemed to take 5 minutes to get the sail
up because of the drag.

It's always a compromise. I prefer the sail set I get with straight slab
reefing though it requires a couple of minutes at the mast. A single
line reef led back also puts considerably different strains on the
gooseneck than it was designed for.

If it's too wild to reef at the mast, it's usually time to get the main
down --fast-- and I can do that in a few seconds though it won't be neat.

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Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
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