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4.9 Hoisting the mainsail.
To complete this section, you will need:
• The mainsail (either S or XL).
• The mainsheet.
1. Tie one end of the mainsheet through the middle of the block at the end
of the boom using a stopper knot (see picture 4.24).
2. Then take the other end through the block on the strops on the back of
the boat, passing from front to back.
3. Run the mainsheet back up through the block at the end of the boom,
passing from back to front.
4. Run the mainsheet along the under side of the boom, ensuring it is
passed through the webbing loops (these stop the mainsheet hanging
down when it is slack).
5. Pass the mainsheet through the block in the middle of the boom,
passing from back to front.
6. Finally, thread the mainsheet through the centre ratchet block (the
block is an automatic ratchet block so pull on both ends of the rope to
engage it and check you have threaded it the correct way, using the
arrow for guidance) and then through the mainsheet cleat. Tying a
stopper knot in the end.
Picture 4.24 Picture 4.25
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