Moving the traveller into the cockpit has engineering and leverage advantages. The compromise is that it is much more inconvenient to the cockpit occupants.
Moving the attachment point aft on the boom gives better leverage so less tension is needed to position the boom. It is also less likely to break the boom (most likely in the event of an accidental jibe). Instead of moving the traveller back, you may find that you can get away with creating some sort of better purchase system. I have a 3/4 boom attachment with cockpit traveller and still had difficulty trimming the main with the original 3:1 mainsheet. Here's a link to a video of my improvement. It is a compound purchase system which allows a course adjustment (3:1) and a fine adjustment (12:1). My first action is to always relieve the pressure on the traveller by releasing the 12:1. Then adjust the traveller. Then use the 12:1 to fine adjust. It works really well for me but the cockpit traveller allows for almost 5 feet of tackle length. I'm not exactly sure how it would work with the shorter distance of a cabin top arrangement. Still probably cheaper to give it a try before moving the traveller. https://youtu.be/VNUGnNAGsDo All the best, Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Wed, May 13, 2020, 20:20 Pamela & David via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hello > > Has any one moved the mainsheet traveler from the cabin top to just in > front the wheel? When sailing wife the wife I find adjustments to the main > difficult at times. Have tried playing with the traveler but the sheet > tension is the problems. > Any thoughts > > David > MUDPUDDLE ( Whitby) > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free. > www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_4309003323894022142_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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