"Alan Gomes" wrote in message
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Can't imagine they would catch the battens coming down. Our problem was
catching the battens going up.


Precisely. I often read of people who complain about the battens hanging
when raising the sail. But that's why I installed mine so I could pull
them to the mast, just because of the problem you have mentioned. I only
deploy them for dropping the sail, which is when I need them anyway. I
guess the issue with some setups is that they cannot be pulled forward to
the mast and kept out of the way; they just stay up all the time.

--AG

Ah... ok. Made me nervous. LOL This is the reason why I chose the other
system... yet more stuff to do. Do you have help or do you single hand?

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