Whatever else I do, I'll start with a new furling line and then check
the halyard angle.
Frequently in Maryland there are more good sailing days in January and
February than March and April. Sometimes it is nasty cold and rainy from
March into around the first week of May when you go to bed with the heat
on and wake up needing air conditioning - "instant summer" we call it.
Joe
Coquina
On 1/11/2020 5:22 PM, Shawn Wright via CnC-List wrote:
I struggled with jamming under various conditions on mine, and found
the following issues affected things, and when I pay attention to
them, jams are much less frequent. These may be obvious to you, but
they weren't to me... :)
1. Halyard tension - too tight makes it difficult to furl, and too
loose may result in halyard wrapping around the foil at the top.
2. Furling line not lead to centre of drum - offset will cause line to
pile up and cross itself leading to jams.
3. Not tailing the furling line to apply light pressure during
unfurling - too loose a line, especially if sail whips out too fast,
can result in a mess of line crossing itself on the spool. Maybe not
an issue in light winds, but a jammer for sure in a breeze.
If this is something new, it could also be salt buildup in the drum
bearings - my neighbour's drum had this problem.
Our last sail on Jan 1st sounds similar to yours - bright sun, warm
(10C, so warm for us), but winds were 25 building to 35 before we
decided to turn back and sailed the harbour for a while instead. We
hit 7.7 with the rail buried and just a 95 jib out. We ended up having
to use the motor to tack after 3 attempts as the seas were 4-5' by
that time and I didn't want to try a gybe in those winds. A bit more
excitement than we were prepared for, but I'm sure glad we got out.
Snow in the forecast next week, and we probably won't get out again
for a month or so as I tackle the electrical.
--
Shawn Wright
shawngwri...@gmail.com <mailto:shawngwri...@gmail.com>
S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35
https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto
On Sat, Jan 11, 2020 at 2:11 PM Joe Della Barba via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
Today was a GREAT day for sailing, 20+ from the south so we had flat
water and great wind. We hit about 7.2 with just 2/3s of a jib :)
Heading back to the marina the wind was increasing and when we
went to
roll the sail up, it was not rolling :( We ended up dropping it and
folding it up like it was the 1970s or something. THE HORROR!!!!!!!!
Anyway, the line for the furler feels kind of old and crappy. Has
anyone
ever had the line jam itself inside the drum cover?
Joe
Coquina
C&C 35 MK I Kent Island MD - land of pleasant living and 65 degree
January days
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