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I prefer using the halyard instead of a cunningham (the halyard does a better job of flattening the center of the sail) and can only assume that the prior owner of your boat felt the same way. On a 30 footer I prefer a full length upper batten (or two) with partial lower battens. The full length uppers allow more roach and extend sail life while the partial length lowers provide more sail trim info and allow more sail sculpting. I am a fan of buying sails from the top flight lofts. Their cutting patterns are usually more up to date, they have a wider sellection of fabrics, and their fabric inspection techniques far better than the small lofts can achieve. I have actually gotten better prices from the big lofts than the small by buying during times of year when the big lofts have discounts and by taking advantage of discounts for prepayment etc.
Jeff
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