Maybe the knurling would help but 1/2 inch sheets would help too and if you use slippery braid for sheets it will work better after it gets weathered for a few seasons, alternatively buy 1/2 inch lines made to be used as genoa sheets
Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 10:04 AM, David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > We raced yesterday in 20+ knot winds and I found that the Barient 28 self > tailing winches were both slipping in the self-tailer making it hard to > bring the genoa in all the way. I cannot find a line specification for the > Barient, and when I replaced the line a few years ago, I got 7/16 VPC > instead of the 1/2” that was original. Is this to be expected in high > winds? I found something from Barient that said that the self-tailer was > adjustable with spacers, but I can’t find that in the parts diagram I have, > so I don’t know if it is true and whether I need to change spacing. I had > the same problem with the Barient self-tailing winch we were using for the > mainsheet which also now has a slightly down sized VPC. Is VPC just > slippery and this is a characteristic of that line? Thanks- Dave > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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