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andycayman wrote:Goosneck rigging:
I have read everything I could find on the forums but I am a little confused about how to rig the goosneck. At the base of the mast in the luff groove there is a small (6 inch or so) tube with two holes in it, I think there used to be a cleat screwed into this tube (from photos of other DS2's). This tube floats or can be moved up and down inside the luff groove. My question is this, if a cleat is re-installed into this floating tube, is that likely to lock the tube in place, and then would I install a line to the eye-loop at the bottom of the gooseneck to tighten up and keep the luff taught? Is this line also called a cunningham?
andycayman wrote:Sail Storage and handling:
My new sails (from Intensity) came folded in plastic bags, after the trial fit over the weekend I removed the sails and considered how best to store them. I know this seems like an odd question, but I really have no idea. My son races Optis and the opti team yells at anyone that doesnt roll sails to store them as creases are bad for them, but I am not racing my DS2, so would storing them folded in the hull (under a cockpit cover) cause any harm?
andycayman wrote:Boom Vang:
I have a new boom vang from D&R, and will hopefully fit it this week, but when I had the sails up over the weekend when I looked at the position of the vang plate on the bottom of the boom and the base of the mast it seems that the angle that the vang line/sheet would run is more acute than the diagram in the DS2 book or the rigging instructions that came with the vang. I think if the boom rode higher the angle would be more representative, but as it stand the angle looks to be too acute in that hauling in on the vang may not make much difference. This may be a little more confusing because I have not yet figured out how the boom downhaul should work. Any insight or photos of boom downhaul and vangs would be appreciated.
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