Recent content by Ben Bosher

This Ericson 30+ has the traveler on the cabin roof. With that elevated perch, a crew member may have difficulty uncreating the line from the cam cleat on the three-sheave block in heavy air. This is somewhat true with the traveler lines and those cam cleats at each end of the traveler due to...

Thank you, Loren, for those tips. I’ve upgraded many of the blocks and pulleys but will need to check them all this spring when the boat is uncovered to see if they are all low friction. Regarding going to a thinner main sheet, two seasons ago I replaced the 7/16 or 1/2” line for the main...

We own a 1984 Ericson 30+ that we sail and race on Lake Champlain. As you are aware, the main sheet has a 4 or 5 to 1 ratio using several blocks and pulleys as it traces its way toward the mast plate before reversing direction back to the cockpit. There is added friction going through all these...