I bought an old Paceship P17 last summer and much to my dismay never managed to sail it. Having no sailing experience and trying to obtain all my knowledge from books led to me searching endlessly for the right parts to get it ready.
Well, Spring is here and I'm getting pretty pumped again. Most of the parts I needed last year I have, I've got folks willing to help me get it ready, and only a few questions remain. The main one is...
What the heck is this???
Specifically, the diagram on the left. Is this showing two blocks on the end of the boom, each one attached to a (not sure if this is the right term) deck block? How do you running the sheet through that? I'd love to use the original design, but I'd be willing to change it if this is incomprehensible.
I've looked at various sites and diagrams, such as this place:
http://craig.backfire.ca/pages/sailing/mainsheet-systems, but none seem to illustrate this particular system.
