11.4.5

rick perkins · 07 Jul 2007, 04:05

JohnMurrell · 07 Jul 2007, 10:41

From memory its to stop a jib attachment point moving about, especially if you are using a jib boom a la Malcolm and Big Issue

rick perkins · 08 Jul 2007, 10:54

[quote by=John_Murrell link=Blah.cgi?b=Cool1,m=1183820755,s=1 date=1183844518]From memory its to stop a jib attachment point moving about, especially if you are using a jib boom a la Malcolm and Big Issue[/quote]

Ah I see ... to stop this ...

David_Wilkins · 08 Jul 2007, 01:12

Not quite, it stops you doing a full modelyacht style jib with the tack in front of the pivot and self tensioning the leech. The one in the pic is legal but just requires a bit more string...

Mike C on David W's computer