Heh. It would make sense that Hobie would have them too. Silly me.

Yes, they have to be countersunk otherwise the traveler car is going to hang up on them. Take it from me, a jammed traveler car isn't cool. At Cowtown Cats a few months ago Ming and I were actually in the lead for one whole race (in front of one of the really SERIOUS H16 racers) and we were really kind of in shock that we had stayed ahead of him the whole race. Then on the very last tack back up to the finish line, my traveler car jammed out to windward and while I was wrestling with it he passed us. NOT COOL.

Still; I'd rather be on the lake with a jammed traveler car right now than here in the desert. Oh well; only 6 more weeks to go. *sigh*