2006-12-02; 18:04:40 EST
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2002-09-17
Posts: 4946
Tom, I understand that using the Barber Hauler is supposed to give a single handed sailor an advantage, but I still don't understand it. If I need to re-sheet, I simply set the tiller extension against the lee Cockpit and quickly go forward and re-sheet the windward sheet and repeat after I have tacked. I do the entire process in 15 seconds, maximum, and that's with a belly full of rum. If I'm going downwind, I simply let more of the 175 out without changing anything. I'm still trying to figure this out. Maybe if I have another drink it might make more sense to me. RummySee the original archive post