[Public-List] Loose-footed mainsail

[edward schroeder]

The "Emotional Rescue #303, has a sliding track on the mast for the the gooseneck and a boom with the usual groove for the mainsail foot bolt rope. We are ordering a new mainsail and all of the sailmakers interviewed are proposing a loose-footed mainsail and a cunningham.
 
Has anybodies Alberg 30 got a loose-footed mainsail and, if so, are you satisfied? Do you tighten the outhaul from the aft end of the boom or have you rigged a system to tighten the sail from the mast end?
 
With a sliding track on the mast for the gooseneck, with a downhaul, I see no use for a cunningham, especially since we don't race. Does anybody have a different opinion?
 
Thanks, Ed Schroeder
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