Hio Jake
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<br>The ball and fork is nice but the wire will breake over time. I just replaced mine this year and it was already broken once before.
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<br>On my Naqcra 5.7, the steel wire goes trought two pulleys and the turning radius is quite small. The wire will then wear very quickly... over a few years When I recieved my used boat a few years back, I was under the impression that the wire was already about two feet shorter. Over time, I broke it again while rigging the boat, no harm done
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<br>I was forced to shorten the wire of another two feet or so and then, I had to step on the trampoline to put the halyard shackle on the main.
<br>I changed the wire this year and installed it to the proper lenght
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<br>I am only using the stock 4:1 downhaul system on my Nacra 5.7. Many boats are running with a more efficient setup for their downhaul and they can put way more tension on the main and on the halyard.
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<br>The system will one big halyard pulley like the Hobie16 is better but then again, it seems that it is using a stiffer 7X7 wire instead of a more flexible 7X19 wire (the stiffest common wire is 1X19)
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<br>Overall, I do not mind the halyard wire breaking from time to times but with the new much higher tension on the downhaul and on the halyard, I can understand the new design change
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<br>Hope this helps<br><br>Charles Leblanc [color:blue] Nacra 5.7 #123 </font color=blue>