since Drlaser is off line at the mo, can anybody tell me a general way or working out how much purchase a kicker or cunningham or anything wud have, i persume u can just look at the kicker 4 example and c what purchase u have, what does it mean 15:1 is the one the tail? (like one line out)
Added a block to my vang to get 8:1 this weekend and it is so much easier than the 3:1 that I had rigged originally. I think maybe too easy to pull on. It isn't difficult for me to release either. I may change my mind as time goes by, it was only my fourth time in the boat.
I'll add to the disadvantages-If the vang line is too long and not tied to something, i find my line will get tangled with the mainsheet upwind and when i release to round the mark, the sail stays in because it's knotted with the vang and i waste precious seconds undoing the knots.