mainsheet on the coachroof - pros and cons

[Daydream believer]

On a small lightweight boat with a fractional rig and a decent adjustable kicking strap a traveller is of marginal benefit and pretty useless for dealing with gusts. When a big one hits and you've let the traveller off you're holding the wrong piece of string

When the boom has to go out past the end of the traveller, I usually bring the car back to the centre & then I have a bit to release on the track when a gust comes. It is easy to play a decent quality car along a decent track if needs be & the mainsheet can be left at a standard setting

 

[fredrussell]

On a small lightweight boat with a fractional rig and a decent adjustable kicking strap a traveller is of marginal benefit and pretty useless for dealing with gusts. When a big one hits and you've let the traveller off you're holding the wrong piece of string

Not sure you’ll get boom to centre line when close hauled without a traveller. I certainly couldn’t on my Super Seal, which is small and lightweight.

 

[mogmog2]

Not sure you’ll get boom to centre line when close hauled without a traveller. I certainly couldn’t on my Super Seal, which is small and lightweight.

I agree and wouldn't be without a traveller (although not I wouldn't claim to be good at this), but wonder how Hunter Horizons manage as I understand that they have a reputation for sailing reasonably well - the23, 27 & the 30 at least just generally have a U bolt in the cockpit sole - that surprised me when I first saw it, why they didn't have a traveller? Maybe it's just "reasonably well" not full-on "well"?

 

[flaming]

On a small lightweight boat with a fractional rig and a decent adjustable kicking strap a traveller is of marginal benefit and pretty useless for dealing with gusts. When a big one hits and you've let the traveller off you're holding the wrong piece of string

Disagree. Quite strongly.

 

[mogmog2]

Thank you very much. Most helpful.

Someone mentioned an anode which may or may not be a total PITA to get to as it's at the top of the keel when retracted (or something. He has a Super Seal but has been looking a bit at bigger ones and wasn't sure how difficult it would be generally.)