I also use a topping lift utilizing "sister clips" or (Brummel Hooks). On my M17 I have a Brummel Hook on the aft end of the boom and the other is on a 3/8" line that runs through a block at the masthead, down the starboard side of the mast to another block, through my deck organizer, to a cabin top cleat. Once the main is raised I detach the topping lift from the boom and carry the end to a cleat on the mast to keep it out of the airflow off the main (except when I don't feel like messing with it and leave it attached). Mark Dvorscak M17 #400 GRACE
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