You could have what is called a "tough-luff". Every one I've seen spins. You're fine. Yours probably slides up and down a little too.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Jan 6, 2016 1:21 PM, "James Nichols via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I am trying to figure out my head sail arrangement. I don't have self > furling, I do have rod rigging (probably original, will be thoroughly > inspected before I put it under stress). > > I am guessing that the track that I have on the front stay is there > because you can't hank directly onto the rod. > > My question is, how freely is that track supposed to swivel around the > rod? Mine seems pretty still, and I would think that isn't a good thing for > the rod when you change tacks and the track puts the extra rotational > stress on the rod. > > Thanks for any input. > > James > S/V Kristy > 1971 C&C 39 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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