Funny, I was thinking about this question myself as I start to anticipate sailing season... Same goes for M17 I assume. My old '74 has foot in track. Key question would seem to be whether clew and tack are strong enough...how do we determine if we have "proper" reinforcement, Dave (or anyone else who can respond to that...)? cheers, John S. On 03/14/2017 02:41 PM, Dave Scobie wrote:
sorry ... computer decided to send as i was typing.
you MUST have a vang ... it minimum to keep the boom from rising when sailing off the wind.
loose footed is wonderful. makes the sail shape better and provides for easier adjustment of the sail's draft using outhaul. NOTE: the sail needs to have proper reinforcement at the clew and tack.
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On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 3:39 PM, Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
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On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 3:36 PM, Paul McAleavy < rpmscreenprint@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
I have been sailing my M15 with the main fitted in the boom groove but recently it has been suggested that flying it loose footed, with only tack and clew fastened, will improve performance. I have also been advised both for and against adding a boom vang. I appeal to this forum for an experienced opinion.
Thanks, Paul, M15 #471 Callisto
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