Suggest he get hold of Skip Pond who's cruising the Caribbean on his.
http://sailingsaralane.blogspot.ca
Andrew Burton
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On Dec 30, 2012, at 6:21 PM, Jim Watts wrote:
> Hi guys and
My ouuthaul and reef lines all run internally within the boom. No cheek blocks
or other stuff mounted on the outside of the boom, especially on the sides !!!.
I think of it as a safety feature. note that on an accidental jibe or any
situation where a crew might get hit in the head with the boom,
I still prefer to have the clew outhaul and 2 reefing lines run inside the
boom, exiting on the low side of the boom at the gooseneck and from there
back to the cockpit via blocks at the base of the mast to properly
positioned turning blocks on deck on either side aft of the mast to rope
clutches a
Hi Joel,
My first improvement to the outhaul was to lay down track & a Harken
recirculating ball traveller car for the loose foot main clew.
(Actual first improve was the loose footed main:)
This takes care of most of the loading that Chuck cautions about, so
the foot tension can be tweaked an
Joel,
My outhaul runs to a small winch on the cabin top. I have 5/16" line on
there now, although 3/8" would work just fine too. The loads aren't too
heavy and stretch really isn't an issue. Neither is pulling the line in by
hand, as we always use the winch. No blocks in the boom either. W
Outhaul:
Learned the hardway that tensioning the sail controls is best done when the
sail is unloaded.
Get setup to adjust, drop the traveller, and feather up into the wind, till the
main is luffing, adjust and steer back onto course, retrim.
Otherwise the sail gets stretched or rips or tears
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Have a look at the "tech corner" of the Harken on line catalogue where you
will find several outhaul systems. I want to run the outhaul line back to
the cockpit
My boat has no blocks internal to the boom, and a loose footed main. I replaced
the wire with all rope, and I use a winch to adjust the outhaul. Even with the
winch it's hard to adjust the outhaul in heavy air. Extra purchase with
internal blocks would help, but would make easing the outhaul in
I also have no blocks inside the boom, but I did have the first reef around
the outhaul. I always wondered why that reef was so hard to put in. Six
years it took me to figure that out.
On 30 December 2012 06:30, Graham Collins wrote:
> Hi Joel
> On mine there are no blocks inside the mast, my o
Hi Joel
On mine there are no blocks inside the mast, my outhaul runs straight
through the boom, down to the mast collar at the deck, and aft on port
side. To adjust it we have to put it on a winch in all but very light winds.
I think Keith (also a 35-3) has blocks internal to his boom, if I'm
Thanks. I usually sew the new and old lines end to end with whipping
thread and then tape them. So far it has worked! The loose footed main
removes a lot of friction.
I have duct tape on the end of the boom to keep out the birds. I'll have to
pull it and see what in there. I never really looked
Joel
I meant "loose foot" main sail, not open foot, please excuse a momentary
senior mental block. Also if you do try to remove those internal blocks
through the open back of the boom in order to replace the outhaul line it
helps to attach a messenger line to the loose end of the outhaul to a
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