Took the DS1 out today-what a gorgeous day. 72 degrees, puff ball clouds and about 10-12 knot wind. Had a blast and everything went well especially since I haven't sailed for about 40 years. I do have a few questions however and would appreciate the help.
1. Why do they (or at least mine) have 2 main sheets? I would think the farthest aft one would be fine for this size of boat. I just took the one forward on the boom off after I figured out I really didn't need it. Am I missing something here?
2. Is it common on the Daysailers to have the leeward shroud slack when sailing?
3. Has anybody routed their jib sheets father aft? My boat came with them near the cutty with a nice little encase hole through the teak and into a cleat. Nice except when you are single handling the boat.
4. Does anybody silicone their sail slots to improve raising the sail? My 26' has sail slugs and silicone really helps it I have heard so I thought I would ask if anybody does this a little bit to help the sail edge rope slide better.