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• Spinnaker sheet block for aluminum toe rail ?
  • Use a Spectra Strap -- the toe rail won't get chewed-up and it shold work.
    • agreed, add a strop and move the block back one.
      • Just make sure that the underside of...
        • The strop would work.
  • Bale on cheek block...
    • Hi Brian & all
      • Max...
  • Looks like the wrong block for that application, to me...
    • Gotta agree with Jon on the "wrong block" idea...
    • I didn't notice the block was that far back
    • I doubt your ratchet block has the strength of that snatch block....
      • You're probably right, but I'm not using it as a turning block...
  • Thanks all, good discussion