Mainsheet system
Originally uploaded by rick_barr
I had posted previously about my new mainsheet system, but the boat was still in my yard at that time. I couldn’t post a photo of the completed project until Dragonfly was launched and had the mast and boom installed.
Well, better late than never, I guess. I took this picture today. I have been very pleased with the result. It makes me realize how HORRIBLE it was to have no way to cleat the mainsheet with the old system.
Nice sail today. Coudy with rain threatening all a round, but never arriving. Wind was out of the northeast and blowing 4 to 10 knots. I went up the Providence River to a point just short of Bullock’s Point, then back to the mooring.
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Adventures in a Pearson Electra 
I have the same mainsheet system on my Cape Dory 26. I haven’t sailed her yet. Which sheet do you adjust the sail with while on what tack?
Hi Dean,
The mainsheet is a single line – it just goes back and forth. In the photo, one end is attached at the rear of the cockpit. You can see the other end going into the cockpit by the tiller. Let that end in or out – it doesn’t matter which tack you are on. Good luck!