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Worth a shot

Well, I am convinced it is worth a try for 20 bucks or so, in how many months!

Man, the sailing season is just too short up here in Maine.
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Soulsailor and Maccauley,

Be sure to give us an update if you try it. I'm a bit skeptical for the reasons SD mentioned, but I like the price...
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I think that the figure 8 design would work well. I would probably use a rescue eight made out of stainless rather than an aluminum rappelling eight. With a rescue 8 the line won't slide up the side and accidentally girth hitch on it. I would be concerned about the loads. Typically, the loads while rappelling are quite light. There is no snap loading just a gentle descent. The loads on a gybing main could be much bigger, especially if it snap loads. The figure 8 idea would probably be fine on a small boat but any main with a 4:1 mainsheet purchase will probably overload a descender (figure 8) pretty quickly.

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I just noticed Defender has the Gybe Easy for sale at $206, including the line, if any of you are interested.
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The Dutchman boom brake, for boats with mainsails ≤250 sq. ft. is only $221 or so there... so why bother with the Gyb'Easy??
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