As result of a recent problem (pictures on my last blogpost) with a mass of
seaweed (maybe eel grass) wrapped tightly around the base of my prop, I am
considering the installation of spurs line cutters during my mid-summer
haulout. Does anyone have any advice based on their experience with spur
Tom, I have a 1978 C&C 36. My spreaders are attached directly to the mast
via 4 machine screws. Considering the fact that the bracket was removed from
the mast I would recommend you get a rigger to take a look at it. I’d also
file with the insurance company as this should be covered and t
Today was a GREAT day for sailing, 20+ from the south so we had flat
water and great wind. We hit about 7.2 with just 2/3s of a jib :)
Heading back to the marina the wind was increasing and when we went to
roll the sail up, it was not rolling :( We ended up dropping it and
folding it up like it
Joe,
Yes — and it’s usually caused by letting the furler line go completely free
when unfurling the sail. It should always be semi-taut when going in.
Otherwise, bad wraps can happen.
Also, now that your sail is down, be sure to fully lubricate the upper and
lower drums.
Your halyard wrappi
I struggled with jamming under various conditions on mine, and found the
following issues affected things, and when I pay attention to them, jams
are much less frequent. These may be obvious to you, but they weren't to
me... :)
1. Halyard tension - too tight makes it difficult to furl, and too loo
Joe
Same here in RI 64 degrees, wind 20+ kts, only difference my boat is
sitting in my side yard.
Don Kern
Fireball C&C 35 Mk2
Bristol RI
On 1/11/2020 5:10 PM, Joe Della Barba via CnC-List wrote:
Today was a GREAT day for sailing, 20+ from the south so we had flat
water and great wind. We
Whatever else I do, I'll start with a new furling line and then check
the halyard angle.
Frequently in Maryland there are more good sailing days in January and
February than March and April. Sometimes it is nasty cold and rainy from
March into around the first week of May when you go to bed wi
Hey. I still sail like it’s the 1970s :) On my 1972 boat. The Admiral keeps
bugging me to get a furler, but I like being able to hot-swap headsails in the
middle of a race. Especially since I’ve torn headsails about a half-dozen
times in the heat of the battle. Or just because conditions ca
Yes I have. Happened when i had the 135 furled to 115 in about 20 kt
apparent wind speed. Lots of tension on that 5/16 inch line inside the drum
where most of the line was not wound that tight on the drum as the sail was
unfurled in lighter air
On Sat, Jan 11, 2020 at 6:11 PM Joe Della Barba via Cn
Yes on my last sail !
1st time ever and I really took the time when unfurling to be sure it didn’t
wrap. Well it sure did some how Stuck I was able to finally get it free with
pressure on the line close to the drum I use regatta braid and it may be
getting little old?
John Conklin
S/V Halcyon
I'm hearing that you tried to furl from 2/3 rolled out? If so, most likely
scenario (barring some sort of halyard wrap) was that your furling line was
loosely wrapped in the drum as soon as you unfurled then tightened up as
you sailed with the furling line cleated. What probably happened is you
h
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