[quote=DamonLinkous][quote=cougarmarkIV]It pulls hard and it takes 1 person to pull and 1 to guide the sail into the groove of the mast, 39 years old makes things a bit harder I suppose. But, 1 pulling it up, and 1 guiding the sail, leaves basically no one to point boat into the wind, unless there are 3 of us! I imagine technology has made the whole operation easier in the last 40 years huh?
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Mark,
Are you raising the sail on the water? If is a lot easier on land so the boat doesn't need a third person to hold it into the wind.
Nothing much has changed in the last 40 years about raising the main, clean track, clean bolt rope in good condition (lube with SailKote), don't over tighten the battens. If the sail is as old as the boat, the bolt rope could be rough and swelled up causing friction in the track. A sail loft can easily replace it making things a lot easier.
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