[quote=Edchris177][quote]I really don't understand why the pigtail is even there a shackle through the thimble would seems like it would be more neat.
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There are many ways to skin a Cat, gain, look at my furling album. You will see the 5.0 was done differ t,y than the 5.7
The pigtail serves to lower the jib, without it the bottom of the jib would be way above the bottom of the mainsail, & also above any point to attach the tack. You would now have a foot long bit of line to attach the tack.
That little V cleat is the exact item my H18 uses to secure the downhaul of a 3:1 system for the mainsail, its riveted to the mast. I used what my album shows, because that’s what I had in my spare parts bins.[/quote]
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