Marek, I forgot to mention that for gybing, the 3:1 is forgiving and since it is a transient condition what we do is simply pull down on the head of the 4:1 system. It hardens the mainsheet very quickly and then you just play all that slack right back out. No clutch work needed under the dodger.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Aug 3, 2016 8:36 AM, "Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Josh, > > A nice and compact solar arrangement. > > totally off topic. > > In your pictures I noticed an interesting main sheet tackle arrangement. > It looks like a 2:1 going to the cabin top winch and 8:1 (?) (4:1 + 2:1) at > the traveller. > > Do you find that you use the winch a lot? > > Different boat (smaller), but I changed the two-ended arrangement and > removed the end going to the cabin top winch. My original set-up was 4:1 > with one end to the winch. I replaced it with 3:1/6:1 ( > https://1drv.ms/i/s!At7BtDHoAfRtnW5Qt2KYoqX45pRR) and got rid of the line > going along the boom to the mast and back. In the process I freed one > clutch (that I use now for the vang). Less clutter and very simple in > operation. A side benefit is that you can sheet the main in quite quickly > with the 3:1 (pulling on both lines) – quite handy when gybing. And the 6:1 > allows for very fine tuning. > > Btw. I noticed that you are a fan of Garhauer (;-). > > Btw2. I also noticed that you have one sheave on the bottom block free. I > guess you played with your arrangement a bit. I imagine you needed a becket > on that fiddle block to attach the secondary tackle (the 4:1). > > Marek > 1994 C270 “Legato” > Ottawa, ON > > *From:* Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 3, 2016 02:39 > *To:* C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Stus-List Flexible solar install > > > Hey y'all, > > Here's a link to my latest solar install. Two 100w flexible panels. ~$150 > each on eBay. I've been getting about 1000WHrs per day. Keeps my beer cold. > Happy to answer any questions. > > https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8pEh5lnvP1yLXU5RzRyWjZXTDA > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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