Whenever I have dropped my halyards down the companionway, they always manage to get caught between the companionway stairs and the quarter berth.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 7:26 PM Martin DeYoung via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Funny story about dropping halyard tails down the companion way hatch: > We did that on a custom 2 toner back in the early 80’s until a tail got > caught in the prop shaft. The 2 toner was stripped out enough down below > that there was a small gap behind the engine box. > > After that I always checked before dropping the tails. > > Martin DeYoung > Calypso > 1971 C&C 43 > Seattle/Port Townsend’s yard > > On Aug 16, 2021, at 6:08 AM, Matthew via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > > Chuck: > > > > My 42 has winches around the mast for halyards. When in > use, we coil line around the winches. When not in use, there’s not much to > store. > > > > My main sheet, Cunningham, main outhaul, chute downhaul > (foreguy), and traveler control lines all lead to the front of the > cockpit. Like others, we just let them hang down the companionway when in > use. When not in use, we coil lines around winches. An issue someone > pointed out to me is that one of our fire extinguishers is mounted in a > location that a hanging line could grab it. Haven’t settled on a solution > for that yet. > > > > *From:* CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Saturday, August 14, 2021 5:52 PM > *To:* CNC boat owners, cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> > *Subject:* Stus-List halyard/sheet bags > > > > Hey guys, > > > > What is everybody using for halyard bags for the lines next to the > companionway and also sheet bags for the genoa sheets. Anybody have > suggestions? Pictures? > > > > Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute 1989 C&C 34R > 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://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.paypal.me/stumurray__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4lmvfwfWLNbWKnnp7uD2J2NgjZHlebW06s_a72E4uwcSS36Qs94DDSzMV8emMgZNe_0$> > Thanks - Stu > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.paypal.me/stumurray__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4lmvfwfWLNbWKnnp7uD2J2NgjZHlebW06s_a72E4uwcSS36Qs94DDSzMV8emMgZNe_0$ > 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
