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font-family:Arial'>Sailors: </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’m planning to install a split traveler system on Balderdash!
this spring. I have the article that Shepstone distributed during his
last visit, so I think I pretty much know how to proceed, but I have a couple
of questions that I though maybe you who have sailed with it already may be
able to comment on: </span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The article recommends cutting back to a 3:1 main
sheet. Is this a good idea? Do any of you have that now? </span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Wire vs Kevlar: Seems Kevlar would be easy, but I’m
not sure I trust it. The article recommends it because you can
adjust the length. Any comments? </span></font></li>
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font-family:Arial'>Any other details I haven’t thought to ask about?
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font-family:Arial'>Thanks in advance for your comments. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Henry Brantingham</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>(612) 867-3941</span></font></p>
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