I find the ratchet more useful when furling the sail. Just a thought.
Mike Brannon Virginia Lee 93295 1978 C&C 36 CB Virginia Beach, VA > On Jan 4, 2021, at 11:58 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I was out sailing Saturday and as I haven’t got around to buying a new rachet > block yet, I bypassed it and just grabbed the furling line as it exited the > next most forward block. > I have to say it worked quite well and I am not sure I need a rachet block. I > think the whole reason for it is to prevent the jib from unfurling too fast. > I never ever just let it go, so maybe this is something I can do without? I > have plenty of regular blocks sitting around. > > Joe Della Barba > Coquina > C&C 35 MK I Kent Island MD USA > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
