[RichH]

My understanding and use for many years is that a barberhauler pulls towards the centerline but you need one for each side, can release/tack the jib without resetting the barberhauler. Many of the ''hot'' boats Ive raced typically use a transverse mounted radial track fairlead instead of the ''typical'' fore and aft parallel to the center line track, thus incorporating the barberhauler and fairlead into the same animal, the normal fairlead function being performed by a multiposition "clew iron" - large scows, tech cats, etc. You dont want to get hit with the aluminum ''clew iron'' !!!