Tom did have a problem raising the main (rope halyard) but I finally deduced the problem- Ullman used a very large grommet at the head of the sail rather than a headboard- This keeps the ring too far away from the "hook" to catch- finally
If anybody is looking to solve this problem then they can consider having the eye removed and have a headboard fitted. The right dimensions for proper hooking and unhooking are given in the following post. This includes a picture.
http://www.catsailor.com/forums/showthreaded.php?Cat=0&Number=48621&page=The hooking issue has been solved 10 years ago or more. I always fail to understand why new sailmakers to these boat insist to do the trail-n'error path all over again. The info needed is public knowlegde and if a sailmaker would contact me he would have all the data within a day.
Good luck everybody. My headboard setup is doing fine just fine, I used the data given in the post myself.
Wouter
