I have a few M15 spinnaker downhaul/foreguy rigging questions. Just to be clear, I'm talking about a sheet/line that usually attaches between the center of the pole and the foredeck, to keep the pole from lifting, I am not 100% sure downhaul (or foreguy?) is the right term. 1. Does anyone know the reason why a spinnaker pole downhaul is usually installed in to pull downward on the center of the pole? It makes more sense to me that pulling at the very end, where the spinnaker attaches would drastically reduce the stress on the pole. Last year I did the Delta Dinghy Ditch with a painters pole as the spinnaker pole, and it was nearly snapping in half until I moved the downhaul to the tip, and then it seemed virtually stress free in gusts. 2. Where is a good place to mount the downhaul block? Is it okay to mount it on the deck? I've been actually using a snatch block on the boom vang bail, but that makes gybing really hard. Has anyone tried installing a second boom vang bail and facing it forward? If so, where can you buy one? It seems to me that my M15 uses a boom bail designed for a large sailboat boom, but through the mast step bolt in order to hold the vang. Sincerely, Tyler '81 M15 "Defiant"