by Guest » Sat Sep 12, 1998 12:00 am
Don:
The grommet hole in your main is for a cunningham.
This is a method for adjusting the tension on the luff of the main. Any book on sailing will describe it and its use. There's also discussion and examples of cunninghams in the articles on rigging at this site.
Your DSII probably has roller reefing. The DSII I had did. With roller reefing you detach the main sheet and
roll up the main around the boom. Your boom is attached to the mast by a device called a gooseneck, which allows the boom to be rotated. You need a device called a reefing claw, that fits around the rolled up main and boom to re-attach the main sheet to.
The manual I had went with the boat when I sold it. Your welcome to test my memory with any other questions.
In terms of heeling, I feel comfortable until water starts coming in.
Ed. H
Ed Hutchinson (edhutchinson-at-worldnet.att.com)