Traveler Question

Posted:
Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:55 pm
by wrmann
I'm rigging my DS I with a fixed triangle travel on the stern deck. Is the center block on the traveler knotted to the line or is it free to move? I couldn't tell from the several pictures on the web site. Thanks in advance.
Bill

Posted:
Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:14 pm
by Peter McMinn
My boat was previously rigged w/out a traveller, with the theory that the vang would keep the boom in line. This of course serves only to twist off the top of the sail, leaving the mainsheet to to pull the end of the boom down, killing flow.
So I'm going to try the stern traveller. Have all the harware, but I'd also appreciate some discussion of Bill's question: how is the stern triangle "knotted" and cleated?
The tuning guide pictures of Phill Root's system are not adequate in this respect. More specific pics are needed.
Hey-My Very First Post...

Posted:
Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:33 pm
by KaiB
I hope its useful. You may want to peek at this thread.
http://forum.daysailer.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1303
Much better photos. I like the idea, and may change my current setup to this one.

Posted:
Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:54 pm
by Peter McMinn
Guess I could have dug for this myself...
Thanks!