Is the pictured set up for my mainsheet that I just put on my ericson 27 a bad idea? Prior to this I had a set up of schaeffer fiddle block with sheaves that were beginning to wear out (as in it looks like it might disintegrate like my block for my reefing line did end of last season). The prior main sheet system connected to the fore and aft brackets you see on the boom. I replaced the old system with this 6:1 harken system.
I tried it out yesterday and it seemed to work great, except for two thoughts/concerns. When on a broach reach the lower block and traveler system rub up against each other. I can probably solve that simply with a slightly longer shackle. The line didn't get bungled up when tacking, but I thought maybe in the long run the issue might be a problem. AND more importantly it dawned on me that perhaps having all the force at one point on the boom might be a bad idea. Maybe the load was spread to two points for a reason? I would appreciate any wisdom on this. thanks. Jay
I tried it out yesterday and it seemed to work great, except for two thoughts/concerns. When on a broach reach the lower block and traveler system rub up against each other. I can probably solve that simply with a slightly longer shackle. The line didn't get bungled up when tacking, but I thought maybe in the long run the issue might be a problem. AND more importantly it dawned on me that perhaps having all the force at one point on the boom might be a bad idea. Maybe the load was spread to two points for a reason? I would appreciate any wisdom on this. thanks. Jay