Yes but if you take the halyard foward to a pulley attached to the outhaul of the spinnaker and then back through the cleat you can then outhaul and uphaul at the same time, far easier as a single hander
I am thinking of doing that in the future. (a) I didn't want to have to get a longer spinnaker halyard right now and (b) I was wary of doing something that might obstruct the jib since we do sail the boat double-handed on occasion. Do you run your spinnaker halyard forward to the tack line block over or under your jib traveler track?
I sure miss end-pole snuffers. I hate dealing with the tack line. It seems like a huge hassle to move the hoop back a few feet.
