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Then dont worry about bringing them up ever. I learned the hard way.

Sounds like there is a story in there.. wanna share?
I do leave them fully down all the time when sailing now, but in very high winds I think it may help to pull them up a tad. They wouldn't stay down reliably until I added the felt patches.
just take it at that. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

You should try real hard to race against other boats and then worry about "adding" stuff to your boat. The less things you have to change around, the faster you will be.

I agree.