Hey all:
I'm considering going from the standard mainsheet rigging (actually, not standard, but using the two rear p&s blocks for a rope traveller setup) to a mid-boom with fiddle block setup. I don't want a traveller - I like the open cockpit. I've seen some pictures of this setup and it looks as though a traveller is not as needed with mid-boom attachment. It seems as though the boom is more controlled from that point than having the attachment point way out at the end.
I'm just tired of dealing with the lines getting caught up in the hoisted motor (I need a motor where I sail from, really.) I'm getting a stationary engine bracket and hold it up and look and see and think, but that has it's disadvantages, too.... getting the motor way out back adds weight.
So is a mid-boom fiddleblock main sheeting system without a traveller a weird thing, or is it okay?
Thoughts, please...
Carlos