[quote=aaronhall555]*Not sure if this is the same for the Trac 18*
I have a AMF Trac 16, and the downhaul line is tied to the mast via an eye strap and is used to tie the mast to the crossbeam to keep the mast on the ball while stepping the mast. Once the mast is stepped and secured by the stays(standing rigging) the downhaul is untied from keeping the mast on the ball, since the mast is now held on the ball by the stays, while the downhaul line is still tied to the mast via an eye strap and then looped through the tack of the sail and through another eye strap on the mast and up in to a jam cleat on the mast to apply the downhaul on the mainsail.
This process must be reversed in order to unstep the mast. Must retie the downhaul to the crossbeam before detaching the headstay.
NOTE! There is a specific way to tie the downhaul line for keeping the mast on the ball while stepping, if done incorrectly you can pull/rip the eye straps off the mast and/or crossbeam!
I'm still rather new to sailing as well, so once I take my Trac 16 out this weekend I'll take some picture of the process I attempted to explain above...<!-- editby --><em>Edited by aaronhall555 on Jun 16, 2011 - 05:17 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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