Re: Stus-List Mainsheet cleats & jibes

[Rick Brass via CnC-List]

Marek;

In another post in the discussion about main sheet routing, I said that my main has a 3:1 at the traveler and a 46:1 at  the cabin top winch to which the other end of the sheet is lead. My last regular main sheet trimmer was over 72 years old (and had even more hearing loss than I do, hence the position just in front of me) and with good timing and communication he had no problems with the 3:1.  Once the main sheet was set, most of the adjustment was done on the traveler or with the 24:1 vang, and only rarely was there a need for the cabin top winch to grunt the boom in.

In a previous iteration I had a 5:1 arrangement at the traveler end of the main sheet, but reduced to 3:1 because of all the line in the cockpit and the slower response time with the 5:1.

Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List
Sent: Jun 10, 2018 1:37 PM
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Subject: Re: Stus-List Mainsheet cleats & jibes

Rick,

 

If you have a 3:1 for the mainsheet, I really, really recommend a 3:1/6:1 arrangement that I use. It was one of the better upgrades I made. It has all benefits of 3:1 (especially, when you do a gybe - much less line to handle) and of 6:1 (much easier to trim, especially in heavy winds and close hauled), without the drawbacks of a simple 6:1.

 

The only problem is that Garhauer does not list this block in its catalog (I think it was originally created for one of their vang arrangements). But you can ask them directly.

 

(I posted about it a while back with the link to the picture: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4u0om487skpwoc3/20140830_160655.jpg?dl=0 )

 

Marek

1994 C270 “Legato”

Ottawa, ON

 

From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Rick Brass via CnC-List
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Subject: Stus-List Mainsheet cleats & jibes

 

BTW, I have a 3:1 arrangement on the end of the mainsheet at my bridge deck traveler, and 5:1 purchase for the Garhauer traveler.

 

Rick Brass

Washington, NC

 

 

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