I tried this on an older H17 I ahd and this is the main problem I ran into:



The sail uses a hook at the top of the mast and I made a short cable, connecting one end to the top of the sail and installing a ring on the other end. This way I could raise the main and hook it lower than intended. When sailing, the force on the sail would cause the comptip to bend slightly creating a force on the luff of the sail at the top that would pull it out of the comptip luff track every time. Lowering the sail is a bitch after this happens, roll the boat on its side and fight it down. I usually had to take the comptip track off of the comptip.



I did come up with a solution that worked well, although I don't know if it is the best of ideas. I picked up a peice of aluminum tubing, I htink 1/2", from the hadware store and cut about a 6" piece. Then used a dremel tool and cut a groove lenthwise in the tube ( a straight cut about 1/8" wide). I slid the tube over the luff rope at the top of the sail and squeezed it on with pliers. It just fit inside the sail guide at the bottom of the mast. The tube fattened up the luff and would not give enought to pull out of the track.



Good luck with your sail!