mainsheet with tiller steering

[ebbtide 33]

we are getting ready to step the mast on our ebbtide 33 and the sheeting of the mainsheet is going to have to be addressed(mast was removed by po and no there is no old rigging remaining) I am thinking twin mainsheets but was curious what other choices if any there are out there and the pros and cons of each? thanks

P.S. I just got done going through ALL the old posts It took a couple of months but it amazes me how generous brion and all the other posters are. this really is a great site keep it up!

[Brian Duff]

where is the boat? I'd love to stop onboard and show you the options. I love the ebbtide 33, the english style interior seems like it would be really comfortable offshore, and the mostly flush deck rocks.

Twin mainsheets are 'cool' but not very easy to sail with in practice, having sailed on a few boats with this set up, i found it to be cumbersome when tacking.

The two that sprig to mind for that boat are to use a sindgle with becket on one quarter and a single on the toher quarter with a double block ont he boom (or fiddle better?) to give a 4:1 end boom. You will want a really strong boom vang for that set up.

Another is to moutn a traveler further forward (cabintop or bridgedeck) and a more powerful mainsheet....

[ebbtide 33]

hello Brian thanks for your input it was just what I was looking for. yea I love this design It just seems to speak to me I always wanted just this style of boat(outboard rudder,cutter,flush deck) and saw this one in a yard in the keys. My wife and I had just arrived in our Al berg 30 and were a couple of weeks away from heading to central America. A first child put that on hold and a second quickly followed and we did not want to give up the lifestyle so we purchased the ebbtide (the p.o. had sadly passed and the family had been trying for years to sell the boat) It needed lots of tlc but the hull and deck(steel)were in great shape. the rig was also in very good condition considering. were almost there and will be splashing and stepping in the next couple of weeks and then off to see the world!