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Mid-Boom Sheeting
Bob Crantz wrote:
"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message news:R7Ylf.235612$ir4.194782@edtnps90... "Gary" wrote in message Of course we could just Hunterize the main sheet and have end boom to over cockpit arch to get the best of everything? Shame when design flaws delegate what should be a boom gallows to nothing more than a flimsy, rakish, equipment arch. It's the "look fast - go nowhere" theme of modern sailboat design. CM CM No, it's a spoiler! Hundreds of pounds of downward force to level out the boat as it goes into semi-plane mode. Amen! It would have to be upward force |
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