<p>Question 20:</p> <p>Can we deflect the main traveller lines with a ring attached to a line that runs around the rudder stock and is secured with a padeye secured to the deck?</p>
Answer:
It depends
Class Rule C.5.3 lists the optional fittings which may be added to the boat. Within this list, C.5.3(o) allows padeyes to be attached to the hull provided they are attached by way of bonding. Any other type of fitting including a pad eye which is bolted or screwed is not permitted as there is no mention in the class rules of other fittings due to the Class Rules being Closed Class Rules (Part II Preamble).
Accordingly, if the system described in the question is not fastened (with rivets, bolts or screws) to the hull or its associated fittings (such as the main sheet track, rudder stock etc), and is bonded with glues, resins or similar it is permitted.
Andy Wibroe
International Class Measurer