Offset them an inch or two so they are not directly in the line between the exit and the turning block. That reduces the potential for the halyard to inadvertently slip into the cleat.
Dennis C. On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 10:06 AM, Bill Coleman <colt...@verizon.net> wrote: > The Port side goes aft to a clutch, and the SB is handled at the mast > base. > > That is a really good idea, thanks, I think I will add a couple of those. > > > > > > Bill Coleman > > C&C 39 > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Dennis > C. > *Sent:* Friday, April 11, 2014 10:59 AM > *To:* CnClist > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Spinnaker Stops > > > > Bill, > > Assuming your spin halyard is run aft, I've crewed on boats that have a > cam cleat on the mast that can temporarily stop the halyard. The mast > person is the only one doing the hoist. Eliminates the pit person having > to tail the halyard. Once the chute is up, the halyard tail can be pulled > through the rope clutch. Just have to remember to release it from the cam > cleat before the drop. > > > > It can be set up so it pops out of the cleat when the halyard is ground > tight by a cabin top winch. > > > > Dennis C. > > Touche' 35-1 #83 > > Mandeville, LA > > > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 9:35 AM, Bill Coleman <colt...@verizon.net> wrote: > > We are usually light handed on crew, and it is a big sail. If I had 8 > great > crew maybe I would be apt to launch bare in heavier air, but mostly we > don't. > Once on one of our Fall Cruise across the lake, one of the guys > instinctively grabbed the Spinnaker halyard harder as it started to get > away, and got some very bad burns, and it was only blowing 15. I like the > control and relative safety of a banded sail. > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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