Jib Sheets
A 2:1 jib sheet uses class-mandated jib track layout to mount a 450 dinghy jib car with T2™ 29 mm lead block to clew-mounted 29 mm Carbo® 90-degree blocks with bow shackle for quick rigging/unrigging. The athwartships track with a 57 mm Carbo® Ratchamatic turns the line 180 degrees to the cockpit. The 459 X-Treme Angle Fairlead on top of the 150 cam cleat makes cleating the jib sheets from the cockpit or the windward rail a snap.
Mainsheet System
The 2145 57 mm Ratchamatic® Flip-Flop Block with cam cleat is perfect for quick tacks and fast release of large mainsails. Coupled with an internal 2:1 fine-tune in the boom, a Carbo® Pivoting Lead Block (headknocker) provides fingertip control of the mainsheet.
Traveler
The radiused R27 traveler track mounts on the curved aft deck. Spacers ensure that leech tension is constant as the traveler is eased. The traveler car with stand-up toggle and single control block creates a 2:1 gross-trim above deck, then turns 180 degrees across the aft deck, turns forward and goes belowdeck. A 3:1 or 4:1 fine-tune runs along the long, narrow underside of the sidedecks.
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