I spoke with my sail maker about this - she advised against it - too complex...
cheers- Shawn Boles Grey Mist (M17 #276 1978) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Smith Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 12:03 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Jib Downhaul & Reefin Wow, that Gerr downhaul looks complicated . Has anybody ever done that? I see how it works, but I'd think there would be significant friction/resistance using the rings. I'd also think just gathering the foresail to the stay would create quite a bit of windage. Any other thoughts, or better yet, is anyone doing this? t On 4/11/07, W David Scobie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > skip: > > here are some options - > > http://www.widgetsailor.com/myboat/downhaul/index.html > > http://www.bosunsupplies.com/images/DownHaul1.gif & > http://www.bosunsupplies.com/images/DownHaul2&3.gif > > i'm using (essentially) the later version on my M15 (the bosunsupplies > links). > > > > > Tom & Jane > M17 dharma bum _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
