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through the holes in the V-jam vang block. Be sure to tighten the shackle
pin securely, so the pin doesn’t fall out while sailing.
The mainsail outhaul, a red line with gold fleck, runs through the boom. At
the aft end of the boom, the outhaul leads out of the boom, goes through the
clew(rear) grommet on the
mainsail, then is tied with a
bowline through the eyestrap
adjacent to the outhaul sheave.
This gives the outhaul a 2:1
mechanical advantage. The
forward end of the outhaul exits
the boom just aft of the
gooseneck on the bottom side of
the boom. It then leads back to
a V cleat just forward of the
boom vang bale located on the
boom.
The mainsheet is a blue/white line which is attached to the becket block on
the aft end of the boom, then leads down to the mainsheet traveler. The
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