I have 3/8" Maxibraid sheets and use Barient 27STs, when racing solo. If I race w crew we use Barient 28 non selftailing but one crew tails keeping the line low while the grinder faces forward, one foot on the toerail and the other in cockpit, chest over winch, grinding hard and fast, w both hands on the handle. I have 4 wraps in winds above 10 knots and 6 wraps in 20+. My 21s and 27s have springs on the self tailer that adjust to from small line up to 9/16".
I suspect you were well powered up and heeled beyond a good sailing angle. A smaller jib in those winds would have pointed higher and been easier and quicker to tack. Curious how many in crew and what your heel and speed were, if you reefed the main? Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Knecht via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: "CnC CnC discussion list" <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> Cc: "David Knecht" <davidakne...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 5, 2015 9:04:52 AM Subject: Stus-List self-tailing winch problem 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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