On a standard system the cleats of the cunningham are on the mast. On the Viper the cleats are on the front beam meaning all the loads on the sail are also on the mastpin on the front beam. Should a standard beam be re-inforced to do this?
Nobody has replied and I'm surprised!!!
I'm not an engineer, but I wouldn't think that you would need to reinforce it...
If you think about it, the dolphin striker is there to reinforce the beam...
And we all have that...and I think the Blade's dolphin striker might be a little beefier than the Vipers....
Again, that's what I think and I'm not an engineer...
I do like the system on the Vipers pretty well, but sometimes the lines or blocks get "snagged" on something when you are trying to downhaul really hard. You just have to pull a little harder and it comes undone. Whatever that is...I do know it's not the blocks bottoming out...I make sure I do that correctly before going out on the water...
Matt or someone else would be able to answer the above question better than me..
Mike
