RobH912 wrote:Itotit - thanks for posting more pictures, pictures are great, especially your traveller pictures.
As GL has said very complex set up, I can’t quite figure out from your pics how your traveler works. Once you get sailing / talk to person who set it up it would be great if you could post a description on how it works.
Thanks!
Actually a few hours ago i was talking to the original owner,turns out hes not the original owner.guy i bought the boat from told me a mixed up story.
The guy im talking to owned the boat since 2003,he bought it from a guy that was a serious racer who loved the sport.he setup the traveler.
I asked him the purpose of the traveler setup and this was his answer.
"The traveler allows you to fine tune the boom when sailing high into the wind. For instance, if you are in a port tack (boom on left side) you can move the traveler to the starboard side to help center the boom and get a little more speed"
I then asked if it was fine to leave the traveler centered,this will allow 1 side of the traveler bridal to stay slacked.
He replied "Yes leave it centered but make sure the adjustment line running across the center of the cockpit is cleated on both sides. It’s okay for the traveler to be slack on the upwind side"
My understanding sofar
The rope that crosses the cockpit (the adjustment line)is setup like a continous loop,if i pull on the port side it moves the traveler to the port,strb side....to strb all from 1 rope instead of 2 seperate lines.simply grab 1 continous line(pretend its a tiller)you can grab the adjustment line in the center,pull either left or right to shift over the rear traveler bridal.steer the bridal port or strb with a single line.
Later on ill draw up an overhead diagram of how this system is laid out.
I couldnt tell you if this design was self made,or an old pros trick.
But may as well learn and share as much as i can.