The adjustment made is not past the black band. The adjustment i'm talking about is between (using the numbered sticker) 2 and 7let's assume.
When I pull the down haul to say 5,it scares me how much the mast bends. Although this weekend on an up leg, a difference in the down haul from 2 to 4.5 seemd to make a difference in the boat speed <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />