Mainsheet and mooring questions...

[Carol]

I've just "downsized" from an O'Day 222 to a 1980 Com-Pac 16.  What a great little boat!  I do have a couple of questions.

One of the previous owners changed the mainsheet position from the end of the boom to the middle, with a pad eye located on the step leading into the cabin.  A little inconvenient for getting in and out of the cabin, but a nice arrangement for single-handing with all sheets lined up across the cockpit in roughly the same spot.  My question is:  Is there any real difference in handling or performance based on the location of the mainsheet on the boom or is it just a matter of preference?

On mooring, I leave the boat hooked up to the pendant using the bow eye...but it's quite a reach since it rests at roughly the waterline.  How are others mooring their 16s?  I was thinking of a second line to leave attached to the bow eye that I would use to connect to the pendant...

Thanks in advance,
Carol.

[B.Hart]

Welcome to the COM-PAC family. It seems like the newer boats are like that, I think they do it to help get a better shape pulling down like a boom vang. I know somebody on this site may know the right answer. HAPPY SAILING      BILL