Hi Guys,

First the "Over-Rotator": Jeff what you have on your boat is called a Rotator Controll Arm (according to the catalogs). A "Over-Rotator Arm is trapizoidal in shape (almost triangular) ... you replace the Rotator Control Arm w/ the Over-Rotator Arm with the small end mounting on the mast and install the lines diagonally, crossing to the other side in the front corners (port to starb and starb to port ...Ok??? Now when you pull on the adjustment line it will "over-rotate the mast an extra 10-15 degrees when you are sailing downwind. Combined with the easing of the outhaul, traveler and mainsheet the pocket is moved forward and the sail is much fuller ..... it makes a huge difference going downwind in light to medium conditions, heavy air not so much ..... w/o a spinnacker.

My forestay is set-up like Jeff's on the bottom ... my jib halyard (non-stretch Spectra) is set-up basically like a Hobie 18 with the halyard going up the forestay w/ a turning point up high and returning down the forestay and being attached to the chainplate adjuster w/ a small shackle. This means the jib is fixed at the head/top and tension adjustment is applied at the tack as I discribed above. When we round the leeward mark my crew will pre-adjust the jib luff to remove the wrinkles .... after we have rounded and I've sheeted the main in, my crew will then re-adjust/fine tune the mast rotation, downhaul, outhaul and jib luff adjustments as required. I do have a 3X1 on the jib luff system as it runs from the bowfoil back to the front crossbar to make adjustment easier and 'finer", Ok???

Second: my P19MX downhaul is almost designed exactly like yours ... but I have a additional "Single Block" attached to the mainsail at the grommet. So when my line exits that cheek block closest to the mast base/luff track, it goes up and through the single block crossing over the boom and down to the cheek block on the other side at the mast base then through the rest of cheek blocks/blocks and exiting through the "Exit Block"... is that how your system is configured??? Thats what I'm confused on ... how the line "crosses over".

Jeff, does your bowfoil move slightly side to side??? I installed diagonal lines (in an "X")of 1/8" spectra to keep the bowfoil centered and locked in place ... Just replace the clevis pins on your bridle pigtails with small shackles so you have somewhere to tie the spectra to. I like shackles w/ captive pins ... I almost dis-masted once when I pulled the clevis ring out and then lost the pin from the side-stay to anchor pin... luckily we saw it before we tacked (close one!!!! we were in a distance race on the far side of the bay w/o anyone in sight to help)

Got to run now
Harry Murphey