272 main sheet

[thepiratedoc]

Anyone else tired of fighting their mainsheet setup? When it is easier to pull the boom in by hand, then trim the sheet, something is wrong with the design.

I am considering changing to a double block setup to make trimming the main more do-able. Anyone else changed their system in this (or any other) way?

 

[pgiorda]

This is a drawing from the 272 owners manual of the mainsheet configuration. Is this your setup?

 

[thepiratedoc]

Yes, that is the set up. When wind exceeds 12-15 knots, the amount of effort required to trim is just excessive, IMHO. Have raced much larger boats that continuous main adjustment was doable with one hand. So I am still thinking about how to increase the mechanical advantage. I know the two 90 degree turns will always create problems. Have considered running the sheet straight back to the cam cleat I have forward of the cabin top winch to see if that would help. Would be more economical than going with a double block system, but there may be no mechanical advantage gained going from two 90 degree turns to one 150 degree turn.