Sun Cat Main Sheet/Traveler Relocation  Posted By: Tom Black ello All - A few weeks ago I posed the question of relocating the traveler and main sheet to the rear deck area of the  Sun Cat between the boom cradle uprights. The responses were positive, so I went ahead with the project. I thought I  might share what I have discovered. I designed a track and car unit to mount to the base of the boom cradle uprights so  that no drilling of the deck was required. I reused the OEM blocks adding a new longer main sheet and purchased a new  boom bail for mounting at the end of the boom. The installation was very easy and looks factory installed. The results are  amazing. The cockpit has grown much larger in size and access below no longer requires gymnastics moves. This of course  was the point of making the changes, the surprise was the improvement to the sailing characteristics the Sun Cat. The  first thing I noticed was improved pointing. I think it is as much as an additional 5 degrees. The second thing I noticed  was the sail required much less tending as wind conditions changed. I sail on a large mountain lake where wind speed and  direction change constantly. I adjusted the main sheet much less often after the modification. And finally, sailing speed  seems to be unaffected. I typically sail in 10 to 25 mph winds and the Sun Cat moves along as before with no ill handling  effects. Any thoughts on my findings would be greatly appreciated. H  Here is the photo of the relocated mainsheet hardware as discussed in my previous post. The arrangement frees the area  of the bridge deck and hatch for seating and easy passage. The hardware is high quality anodized aluminum components  from 8020. The mounting brackets/clamps are a custom part fabricated from a standard part. The rest of the parts are “off  the shelf.” The new boom bail came from West Marine as did the 50 feet of new mainsheet line. I reused the OEM blocks  but did have to add a small strap on the new traveler car. My testing of the new setup continues and all seems to be  positive. The wind this past weekend was very lively and I was unable to confirm my previous post of better pointing  abilities. The Sun Cat definitely sails differently. I continue to be happy with the new setup and of course the nice thing  about it is, if I decide to return to the original mainsheet/traveler setup, I can do so by repositioning the blocks. 105