That jam preventer also keeps it off your downhaul cleats. That brings up a good point, install a downhaul that is adjustable from both sides, so you can crank on it in a blow. Anybody got a pic? We use the pivoting exit blocks, and if you look at them, and their placement you can see that the jib sheet can get tangled around them preventing the sheet from going to the other side in a tack.

The 5.2 is a fine boat, we have 2 in Columbia SC, you say you are from the south? Where are located?

David Mosley
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