Just read the Canadian Yachting article ... nice info!

A couple of key points I picked up are:

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The 474 rig is not an easy one to control. It is simple in that it has no boom and no control for mast rotation.

So that answers the question - Was there any hardware to control mast rotation? ... No

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One helpful innovation is in the mainsheet and traveller control being one continuous line so that you will never find yourself hiked out to windward while the traveller control is hanging over the leeward side.

So that kinda spells out how the mainsheet and traveller control is rigged.

Article was written in 1979 so certainly confirms that these boats were built during the mid to late seventies.

Ian

Last edited by Ian Cowie; 06/14/17 05:16 PM.
Freestyle 474, Hobie 18, Hobie 16, Tornado