Brent, Don't know what sail you flew for the trial but maybe try a smaller sail with the jib lead/car moved way forward. That should decrease the angle of entry. If the problem persists, it may not be the angle of entry.
Dennis C. On Sun, Aug 19, 2018 at 10:04 AM Josh Muckley via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > After re-reading the original post and Dennis's reply it sounds like line > is hitting on the shoulder of the drum and has to first ride over. If I'm > imaging it correctly, too loose and the first wrap kinda never really makes > it to the drum before the second wrap starts overriding. What about > considering a riser pad under your turning block? > > > > On Aug 18, 2018 11:37 PM, "Brent Driedger via CnC-List" < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Happy Saturday folks. > I recently got my hands on a pair of old Barient 23ST’s for my 27-5. Yes > they are a size or so larger than needed but so what, I’m getting tired of > grinding till I hurt. > I attached one to the deck and went for a sail to test it out. The > performance was stellar but it had a tendency to make a mess unless the > sheet was very tight. > I’m thinking there’s an issue with the angle the sheet enters the winch > at. The 18s these replaced were over an inch closer to the deck and the > sheet entered right where the drum started. Now the line enters about 8 > degrees below that so the first wrap at the bottom tends to double up on > itself and only self corrects if there’s a lot of pressure. > Twice I had some ugly over rides starting from the first wrap at the > bottom. > My thoughts are that I will need a beveled base plate to tilt the winch > slightly towards the lead car to cancel out the angle. Unfortunately I > cannot find any suggested entry angle literature on the net. > Any suggestions are appreciated. > > Cheers. > Brent Driedger > s/v Wild Rover > 27-5 Lake Winnipeg. > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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