My order for the Manual is in the mail, but in the mean time I have a question regarding mainsheet line.

I acquired Commander 256 with most of the lines and hardware but the fiddle block for the mainsheet was missing. The old English-made Tuffblock double block at the end of the boom seemed appropriate for 1/2" line, and the mainsheet itself appeared to be about 1/2", so I bought new Schaefer blocks -- a double for the boom and a fiddle -- both for max line size 1/2". Back on the boat, I ran the line through the two blocks. The double works fine, but the the line seems to rub too much when it is backing out (i.e. the opposite direction the line travels sheeting in) through the bail over the cam cleat on the fiddle block -- not much, but some, and I'd think the line ought to pass freely.

Perhaps my mainsheet is 9/16" after all.

What are people using for line for the mainsheet? What's the manual say? Anyone have pictures of their mainsheet set-up (I've seen couple on this board)?

Thanks,

David Spaulding
Ceili, Commander 256
Windham, Maine