[quote=MN3]I think you will find a negligible difference -
I think it is much more important where you place/face your cleat. If you don't direct it in the right direction, it will be a pita to cleat or uncleat
my guess is the skipper placed them forward because that cleat was already there in the typical place (on the aft side of the forward beam) - i would also say the line could get fouled on the beam bolt or clam cleat in that example - requiring crew or skipper to go down to the low side to mess with it
The goal is to get the jib clew out and forward.
you can test different mounting locations prior to drilling:
test on the beach: place the bows into the wind and play around with your jib - see where it "sits" with different block locations
if your in VERY light air, you can test with the sterns into the wind
on the water: just use your (crews) hand to hold the jib clew in slightly different locations - this is how they did it before mr barber invented this system[/quote]
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