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Old 09-07-2005, 01:16 PM
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I'd like to suggest a refinement to step number 8.

Instead of moving the main halyard aft to the end of the boom to act as a topping lift, it's better to connect the halyard to the wraps of line that secure the hoisting (mainsheet) tackle to the boom. This way, the boom does not experience any bending stress, only compression from the outhaul.

A minor refinement, but a potentially important one for boats like mine, on which the boom is decades old, perforated with abandoned hardware mounting holes, and never really designed to handle bending stress in the first place.
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