I recently asked a question about difficulty with raising the centerboard. Others shared their concern too. I uploaded the running rigging schematic from the owner's manual. This is for the 23.5, but since there isn't one for the 26, I assume they are the same. As you can see, the up-haul has two blocks. The boat I use only has one, so this may be the reason for the difficulty. Just thought I would pass this along.