Both the comments on the traveler and rotator make sense. With the 18 the mast rotates pretty well with any kind of out haul tension. The more I moved the sail traveler forward the flatter the sail got which also made sense as it was too full and always seemed to be stalling somewhere. The rotater being positive will definitely be needed with the car forward. Sheeting is not a problem. I am a big guy and have a lot of upper body strength, I have a tendency to over sheet the 18 so I went to 6 from 7 to 1 on it, the 5.5 has 8 to 1 and I can crank it down no problem.

How far do I put the main traveler on the cross bar out with the hooter? I know I have to keep the main sheeted as it becomes the back stay for the head sail but the rest if all very new to me. Thanks for the fast reply. Richard.