The sea trial went well. We closed on the boat on Friday and brought it up from Waukegan, IL to Milwaukee, WI on Saturday. Had to motor most of the way up, but set sail north of Racine and had a nice beam reach the rest of the way up to MKE.
But, the mainsheet cuts across the boom vang on a staboard tack and it seems like that isn't good. A lot of friction and potential for chafe. How can I rig the mainsheet better?
The yard obviously didn't take a lot of time in commissioning the boat just to sell it, so I'm not trusting them 100% that this is right.
I found one really scary thing - The nut on the gooseneck was not tight. It was threaded on over the hole for the cotter pin or ring, which must be the weakest point on the bolt. Scary!
But, the mainsheet cuts across the boom vang on a staboard tack and it seems like that isn't good. A lot of friction and potential for chafe. How can I rig the mainsheet better?
The yard obviously didn't take a lot of time in commissioning the boat just to sell it, so I'm not trusting them 100% that this is right.
I found one really scary thing - The nut on the gooseneck was not tight. It was threaded on over the hole for the cotter pin or ring, which must be the weakest point on the bolt. Scary!