viktor188924
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I'm willing to hear anyone's input on which mainsheet block is the best. I'm thinking about getting a new one and I'm impressed with the 55mm Ronstan Orbit Ratchet block. Any ideas??
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...The Ronstan/Freddie with a holding power of 15:1, is more than enough, compared to the crap Harken's. While the Orbit has a 20:1...
I set up some weights and pulleys to test the "true" holding power of all 3 blocks...
Al Russell
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i had a fredericksen, witch is now ronstan, and it was already broken after a year...
...APS lists these for about 44. US, but doesn't have any yet. West lists them for 55. and has plenty.
Yeah. I think most people use a mainsheet block around the 55mm size. Anyone else used the Orbit block yet??55mm sounds like a better size than the 40mm block.
Yeah. I think most people use a mainsheet block around the 55mm size. Anyone else used the Orbit block yet??
Two questions: I don't think I'm going to switch mainsheets anytime soon. The orbit would do just as well on a 7mm right? And describe what kind of effort it takes to do the switch from (auto/manual) and (manual on/off). Do you think it just takes practice??