Mirage has a pretty typical two-speed Harken main sheet system with cam cleat. The cleat is facing down, so releasing is downward. When loaded it's not always easy to release in a hurry. My last boat had a Spinlock main sheet cleat but I can't seem to find one big enough. Does anyone have their cam cleat upside down (maybe hard to cleat) or know about the Spinlock styles as a better alternative?
Harry Sent from my iPhone On Apr 13, 2013, at 4:47 AM, "Dennis C." <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Rick, > > You're not missing anything. I think I confused everyone by my comments > about ducking, when you REALLY need to ease the main in order to come down, > and this situation when a tight main MAY affect the steering when the boat > really wants to come up. In this situation, the tight main may be > overpowering the steering and creating a stalling condition in the rudder. > It shouldn't prevent the boat from coming up, however, it may affect the > effective control of the boat as it does come up. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > > From: Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 10:34 PM > Subject: Re: Stus-List Race Video > > I don’t think you’re missing anything. I’ve been trying to understand the > comment that the main being trimmed in tight could have overwhelmed the > steering. I may be missing something, but 45 years of sailing tells me I’m > not. > > Blue was close hauled on STBD, with the main in tight. That means weather > helm – or at best neutral helm. Just 10 or 15 seconds before the collision > you see the helmsman make a big wheel movement to turn down, which I suspect > was to overcome the weather helm. Had he left the wheel alone (or made > smaller steering correction) the boat would have come up on her own. > > The other comments describing the main overcoming the steering (and this has > probably happened at one time or another to all of us) have all described > crossing/ducking situations, when the main caused the boat to turn up when it > was undesirable. > > Rick Brass > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Chuck S > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 9:42 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Race Video > > > > Question: didn't think you needed to ease the main to turn upwind? Am I > missing something? Should ease the jib sheet. > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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