Chris,

I still use a boom vang with a 6:1 ratio and cleated off the top pulley. I also use a wire strop from the boom to limit the amount of rope and stretch. The newer Mozzies use the mast rotation arm to limit the boom vertical movement. Am considering moving to this for next season.

I have a halyard with the rope looped up the inside of the track and a ring with a horizontal arm with 2 holes drilled into it for the rope ends; 1 for the inside of the track and 1 for the outside. When the ring gets to the top I simply pull on the inside rope and the ring goes over the hook and is secured onto the hook with a small downward pull on the sail luff. Getting it off is simply the reverse. It always works 100%. No problems with having to rotate the mast and it getting stuck. Will get some images if you like.

As already stated by others already there are some good references on the website for rigging setup. Looking at your sail No. there is probably alot of old fittings. I found that most of my original setup has been changed over time with much less clutter and much simpler.

Regards,

Peter Foulsum