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Main taveller length

I personally think traveler tension is VERY important, and want it as tight as possible. To achieve this, use either a stopper knot or bowline on one of the two traveler eyes, then pull as tight as possible on the other side and secure with half-hitches (preferably, at least 3). Old L@ser trick: lay the bottom traveler block on its side to get maximum traveler line tension.

Marc Jacobi

01/10/2019 17:12:00
heymatey
Posts: 39

100-120mm between the deck and the block is good and that can be achieved by tying the knots as tight as possible by hand.

The exact tightness is not critical. However if it was overly slack then the travelling bock would tend to be more centred as you sheet in tight and the current thinking is that would give you a too centred sheeting angle. A tightish traveller enables the bock to travel further out.

30/09/2019 09:48:00
Posts: 0

I think 100mm is good and works fine on my boat.

30/09/2019 07:10:00
LH
Posts: 1

Hi. I have just bought a second hand Aero 7 and would like to know how high the traveller should be set i.e. the distance between the deck and the block. The previous owner had it set at 60mm with no scope to lengthen. My wife has also bought an Aero (5) and hers was pre-set to 130mm. The rigging manual states that 100mm is recommended but it would be good to know the optimum length for best performance as I would this would affect how well the boat points.

Thanks

29/09/2019 21:41:00
Dunsmall
Posts: 29

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