[Public-List] Downhaul for headsail

[George Dinwiddie]

crufone at comcast.net wrote:
> Explain why it is an advantage to fasten the downhaul to the upper
> hank instead of the thimble or grommet at the head of the sail?  I
> have tried this with the small headsail on a Typhoon and haven't had
> any problems with the 1/8" downhaul line jamming.

It's not the line that jams.  It's the top hank.  Tying the downhaul to 
the head grommet gives enough leverage to twist the hank sideways so it 
binds on the forestay.

I think I'm using a 3/16" line, but it could be 1/4".  It's whatever I 
had in the locker.

  - George

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