Fittings - which are the best

The expensive holt blocks are ok. Ronstan are ok but harken ARE the dogs nuts. Never had a harken fail on me. Where as ive had plenty of holt and ronstan blocks give up the ghost! Even if you cant afford harken, buy harken . Especially for high load boats like 14s and 49ers etc i wouldnt use anything else.
I dont think there is one holt fitting on my boat!

don't forget Spinlock

not masses of lines but what they make is good quality

I sailed a 29er at the weekend with freddies instead of harkens which are what I am used to and they seemed really good, the non carbo harkens seem really heavy for no real reason, these freddies were quite old and had been used to death but the still seemed really good

Holt aren't bad blocks despite what other people say.  I would fit my boat with Holt over Ronstan as they are crap.

On the B14 we have Holt autoratchets for the kite sheets, they are about 5 hard racing seasons old and still work just fine - and anyone who has sailed a B14 will know the kite sheet loads aren't insignificant. 

Blocks just need maintenance ie lubrication occasionally and wash the salt out of them each time you come off the water. 

Having said that, if I had the choice I would fit out a new boat in Harken throughout.  I've almost got rid of all the Ronstan rubbish on my boat although Ovi's insist on using it on their masts and booms. 

I reckon that harken is the best,

just wondering what are your thoughts "fredirekson" , ive heard they do good racthet blocks