u/proxima_cedar

I have an aft main boat, and I don’t love it but I love everything else about my boat.

When single handing it just feels really unnatural to face rear, and means that I can’t see the jib. I could keep battling to get used to it but frankly most boats are centre main and I’m used to sailing single handlers with that setup.

Therefore I’ve been considering conversion.

Before drilling any holes, I wondered if anybody has ever tested a centre main set up by just using a block hanging off a strap round the boom and a similar set up around the thwart with a block on top?!