I had the track car all the way forward. I should have moved it back
to open up the leech. Is that what you're trying to say? The leech
line was pulled only very easy just to take any slack out of it.

I did notice the foot seemed a little loose in the light winds but
later in the afternoon the winds piped up to a good steady
twenty knots and the sail shaped out nicely. Remember what
you see in the pictures is about five or six knots of wind.

S.Simon

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
Neal,

James has given you a damn good appeasel and where you are out of
adjustment

Lets you and I talk a little about sail trim,
head sail trim.
That line is to let you see the curve of your sail, parallel to the
deck. It shoes your trim. Most salts use the seams on a cross cut but
the line is better

Adjustments on the head

Sag------Is the amount of slack in your forestay. controlled by back
stay tension

Twist------ The amount of fall off of the sail as you lok aloft

Shape (Chord)-----Controlled by Sheet car position, Sheet
tension,Halyard tension and leech (roach) length

If you look at your "Line" you will see a definite hook leading into the
leech. It is a indication of to tight of a leech. Someone mentioned
Leech string tension, Ease off on it until you get a flutter in the
roach and then draw up on it just enough to stop the flutter. The hook
should disappear Check the back end of your line