I bought a 272 last week and find the mainsheet... odd.
Going through the manual and looking at pictures of other boats, it seems that the mainsheet really is intended to lead to the clutch on the top of the cabin. It seems really difficult to trim the main, particularly things like dumping wind during a gust.
Are there benefits to this setup that I am missing?
Has anyone changed this to a more traditional block with a cam cleat attached to the traveler? Or maybe a cam cleat in place of the clutch?
Going through the manual and looking at pictures of other boats, it seems that the mainsheet really is intended to lead to the clutch on the top of the cabin. It seems really difficult to trim the main, particularly things like dumping wind during a gust.
Are there benefits to this setup that I am missing?
Has anyone changed this to a more traditional block with a cam cleat attached to the traveler? Or maybe a cam cleat in place of the clutch?