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SILENCING A RATTLING HEADSAIL
Q: Our Pearson 26 has a 110-percent jib that tends to rattle very noisily at the top hank. We only bought the old boat recently, but it must have been happening for a long time, since there’s a deep groove worn inside that bronze hank. The jib has an unusually large and wide grommet at the head, with a wire pennant through the grommet. We removed the pennant, but that makes no difference. The hank is also a loose fit on the forestay, perhaps a wider diameter than necessary. What do
