All the replies are much appreciated! Thank you all. This helps a lot:
I definitely don't plan to do any sailing in the southern ocean, but I do intend to do some longer offshore passages with the boat. The thing about the low (not no) friction rings that appeals to me is their lack of moving...
Hey all. This is my first post but I have been lurking for sometime now.
I am in the middle of a complete refit of a Pacific Dolphin 28 (Yankee 28) that had been setup with midboom sheeting. There are 3 bails on the boom so I am assuming it was a 5:1 setup originally, not sure and there is not...