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AADIVER
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Initially Posted - 01/23/2009 :  00:35:52  Show Profile  Visit AADIVER's Homepage
The lowest slug on our main luff is secured by a length of line and not by a web loop like the others on up to the head. Why?
Frank Farmer
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frogger
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Response Posted - 01/23/2009 :  05:13:43  Show Profile
Mine is too. No idea why, but it apparently works with no problems. That was one of the reasons I secured all of my slugs with short lengths of line. When my original slugs, plastic, decided to go, they broke, and I removed the broken slide part from the slot.
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glivs
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Response Posted - 01/23/2009 :  07:07:27  Show Profile
Frank,
I suspect it is to facilitate reefing. With the extra flexibility provided you should be able to pull the reef cringle down close to the boom to get a nice flat sail; otherwise the sail will tend to bunch up.
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Response Posted - 01/23/2009 :  07:40:48  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Gerry got it!

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AADIVER
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Response Posted - 01/23/2009 :  09:41:43  Show Profile  Visit AADIVER's Homepage
Merci, mates!
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