I've heard from Rick that these things are the source of many blown tacks. How many times have you jerked on a window shade, only to have it not make the shade go up, then you jerk on it again, and it flys up so fast it practically rips in half.
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<br>Sometimes when the crew gets forward too far, the skipper needs to help the crew out by uncleating the jib for them. Besides, I think the Oxen blocks are hideously expensive.
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<br>Fair winds,
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<br>Tim Johnson<br><br>Hobie 20 #541
<br>Bald Eagle Yacht Club, Fleet 52
<br>White Bear Lake, MN