David, you said:
>
>
> My concern is whether you can get enough tension on the Cunniingham to get
>the luff tight when you crank on the halyard without putting too much force on
>the blocks that the Cunningham runs through on the deck. Dave
>
>Are you saying your cunningham turning block is deck-mounted? How easy would
>it be to move it to the mast?
>
>
>Touche' has NO turning blocks at the mast base mounted to the deck. All our
>halyards, pole lift, cunningham, etc, blocks are mounted to the mast. The
>deck takes no load from any.
>
>
>We use the Cunningham for reefing. My cruising main has a tack line and slugs
>to facilitate lowering the reef cringle to the boom. Racing main has only one
>reef point.
>
>
>Dennis C.
>Touche' 35-1 #83
>Mandeville, LA
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