Those 2 rolls by hand will be on the "wrong" way as the only way to get them on
the drum is to rotate the sail and furler. I think the better way to get the
extra rolls on the drum would be to wait to attach the line to the drum until
the sail has been over furled by hand several times. I am th
Why not wind up as much line as is needed on the drum first? 4 or 5 or 10
wraps or whatever, plus the foot length (24'). Now raise the sail. When
you pull the furling line it will roll up the sail. Just like normal.
Seems easier than trying to control a sail while manually rolling it
without an
I may be totally wrong, but I don't think there is a direct correlation between
the length of the foot and length of furling line. The marker the diameter of
the drum, the longer the circumference and thus the longer the line required
for one rotation - but the circumference of a roll of sail wi
Jonathan,
You are correct there isn't a direct correlation between furling line
length and foot length. As I previously stated mine happens to be roughly
1:1 averaged over the entire furl. I am simply visually approximating the
diameter of a full drum compared to a full sail roll. You're right
I do it the way Josh recommends. I also put the maximum amount of line on
the drum. It's easier to furl when the drum is full (the line is coming
off a larger diameter full drum) than when it's less than full. Also, keep
some tension on the furling line when letting out the jib, also
recommende
If you want to be really picky, there is a direct correlation. Not necessarily
1:1, but it is obviously, there.
I went with a standard double braid, but we have much less choice locally. A
lower stretch line would be probably better, but I never noticed the stretching
that someone mentioned
I have an old Autohelm 5000 autopilot...yes it appears to be original.
Boats obviously relatively new for me and although an autopilot is on the
wish list, its not here yet. If this thing doesn't work or isn't worth even
trying, then I'll immediately ripping it out. I'd use the controller hole
im
Hi Paul
I'd test it! Until 2 years ago my boat had an Autohelm 4000 in use, it
was fine for holding a straight line but not so good for tacking. I
actually sold it on ebay for an amount that surprised me.
Check Raymarine's web site, they have (had?) old manuals on there. And
it looks like a
I agree. Try it out and see. If it works then you may be able to postpone
your investment in a new system. I think the wind instrument is/was
providing input to the AP so that it could sail to the wind not just a
magnetic coarse.
It looks like the 3 knobs are for adjusting the response time. T
