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I'm still very new to sailing, my first sail was on my first boat (1979 MacGregor Venture 25) which I bought about 4 weeks ago. On my boat there are some rope locks (the pinch kind, not cleats, proper name?) located to the outside and back of the cabin. There are three on each side. they are labeled and include one on each side for "jib sheet". I don't have a rolling furler, so when using my "storm jib" (approx 70%) the sheets seem to naturally run on the inside of the stays almost straight back to the "locks". The boat has had many mods so I am not sure if these locks are stock but it seems to be a good fit. When using the larger jib (genoa? about 130%) I find those locks not very useful because of the angle from the clew to the locks around either the outside or the inside of the stays. Does anyone have any thoughts about my particular setup? Are the locks stock? Is it a bad idea to run the sheets inside of the stays when using the storm jib?
Thanks
Chip
1979 Mac Venture 25 "Chinook"
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