I really only have one furling full hoist sail, so it wasn’t that bad. My genoas are deck sweepers and need the furling drum removed and the jib and storm jib are not even close to full hoist. Speaking of, the jib dates to 1973 and the storm jib to 1979. I don’t think either one has been out of their bags in this century! How long do sails last anyway? Maybe they’ll fall apart if used. I don’t think the storm jib has more than 1,000 miles total use ever, but its old. The old working jib got used plenty back in the day. The last time I had that one up was around 1990 in about 50-60 knots running dead downwind. That was a fun day 😊 Joe Coquina
From: Charlie Nelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2021 10:53 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: cenel...@aol.com Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Furler question The perfect solution to the problem Joe! Depending on the difference between 'too high and too low', finding the sweet spot could be a chore and would likely require different shackle lengths at the deck level for different sails. A proper restrainer allows more 'slop' in the effective luff length without chewing up the halyard/sheave and prevents the wrapping problem. Perhaps not the perfect solution but a good one that works--keeping in mind the adage to '...not let the perfect be the enemy of the good..!' YMMV Charlie Nelson Water Phantom -----Original Message----- From: Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Cc: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov<mailto:joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>> Sent: Fri, Jan 29, 2021 8:35 am Subject: Stus-List Re: Furler question What I discovered was the overall position of the halyard and top swivel was critical. Assuming you have a full hoist sail and no retainer, you need to adjust the shackle length at deck level to get the halyard as far up as you can without running the nicropress into the sheave. Too high and it chews up the halyard and sheave and/or you can’t get correct tension, too low and it wraps. Joe Coquina 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://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=c07536b5-9fee0f7e-c0751fc2-0cc47adc5fec-809ea6cfc7417437&q=1&e=50f08f83-9314-4d89-be58-e2b081da78ba&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray> Thanks - Stu
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