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Originally Posted by Firehoser75  ...
One last related question, do you guys recommend 2 separate preventers (one line for each side) or is one line used with 2 blocks (one snatch block for each side) a better idea? I am not sure how the logistics for either set up would work in practise. |
If you are headed offshore, you need to be able to gybe the main without going forward to re-rig the preventer. At least, that is the preferred way of setting this up. This normally takes two preventer lines, or as mentioned above one of the boombrake type devices. I have two lines run from the aft end of the boom to the forward end of the boom with spliced loops in them. These hang on cleats on the boom near the gooseneck. I then have two lines that run from blocks on the bow to clutches near the helm. The lines forward have snap shackles that can be walked forward and hooked to the lines permanently on the boom.
Paul L