Loose footed main on a H16?

Hs anyone tried to rig a h16 with a loose footed main?? Sort of like the Tiger....

I know the foot of the H16 main is cut with depth/curve to be fixed in the boom track and still keep the curve but what if its installed without running it thru the boom track?


Or what if we take a standard H16 main and replace the foot panel with a straing cut pannel (no depth) and rig it loose only tack and clew attachments???

I dont know how it would sail but i'd imagine it would be a bit more worrie free. I like it but then again if it worked well I'd imagine we would have seen it by now. also my best guess is preformnance would take a considerable hit, thats why we have never seen it.......



just my $.02

ALEX,

Can we come down and hang out with you?

You've got too much time on your hands!

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I've thought about this too. The goosneck fits into the track of the boom with a little filing to the end cap. The gooseneck would have to be cut and re-welded as well to get it turned the correct direction. You would have to figure out how to solidly mount the boom to the mast, (up and down), and a different downhaul. I wonder how the rope at the bottom of the sail would hinder this as well. Down side. There isn't much room under the boom as is, and you'd be loosing a couple inches at least, probably closer to four inches.

Big Jib...u can imagine how much time I have at work to surf the web.... just ideas that I come up with...and hey why not throw them out here...

Spent a couple of months fixing my H16 when I bought it...then gave it a rest for a few months and now Im back doing a little at a time...not thinking that the money spent fixing would have bought me a new 16!!

But we all know thats how it goes when ure a boatfixing enyoing freak