stillwaters
New Member
I just got a used sunfish not too long ago, and it needs some parts to get it up to par. I can sail it, but the main problem is that it doesn't have a mainsheet block of any sort. It takes quite a bit of effort to hold the mainsheet directly from the boom!
I've read other threads and decided that a ratchet block is the best way to go, so I'm looking at getting a ratchet block to install on the deck. The eyestrap is there already.
My question is, "Is there a difference between the Harken 019 and the 043?" I understand one ratchets CW and the other CCW, but couldn't you just turn the block around to make it work both ways? In other words, would either of these blocks work on a sunfish?
I've read other threads and decided that a ratchet block is the best way to go, so I'm looking at getting a ratchet block to install on the deck. The eyestrap is there already.
My question is, "Is there a difference between the Harken 019 and the 043?" I understand one ratchets CW and the other CCW, but couldn't you just turn the block around to make it work both ways? In other words, would either of these blocks work on a sunfish?