The mast was built to fit the luff of this particular sail (Sailrite's Footloose kit). The tack of the sail sits at a good height so the forward seating position is usable and comfortable without having to dive under the sail when coming about.
We new that we were going to have to get creative with the rigging for the main sheet. Since there is no boom on this sail, there is no mid-boom sheeting which would work well. It looks like we will place a sheave on a swivel on the stern deck and lead the sheet forward.
We will try this arrangement and see how we like it.
To finish the sail we placed #4 grommets in the corners of the sail and #1 grommets up the luff.
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