Man, you are an accident waiting to happen....
I'm assuming your genoa must be a 160% id you're getting that kind of heel
on 15 knots....One way to solve that problem is to get a roller furler and
get it refitted for a furler and then you can reduce sail and baring that,
get a smaller jib, say a 110, for everyday sailing (160's are great for
drifting around or of you're shudder one of those people who sails on jib
alone...) next you need to learn how to cleat off your sheets....you want
those lines to go free if something bad happens...some people put in stopper
knots...we were taught that that is dangerous and you're better off with a
flogging sail then trying to get a line free under stress....next thing...
if you're going to weather why the heck would you want your centerboard
up??? you need that fin down io the water to stabilize the boat, for Pete's
sake....you reaise the centerboard going downwind so you can plane
some...but most people I know with that size boats don't try to dinghy sail
a cruiser...you use the centerboard when you ht shallows or shoals so you
have more water to sail....4 seconds to right from the situation you're
describing doesn't sound bad....you don't want instantaneous righting and
motion...it's bad for the rigging...you want nice graceful and slow
movements...my bet is you're just not used to heeling over yet...
On both our O'Day 22 and our O'Day 27 the bilge pump was _SURPRISE_ in the
bilge! The bilge is under the floorboard in the cabin of your boat....
You really need to go sailing with some other folks, learn some terminology,
and practice before you end up killing yourself.
wrote in message
ups.com...
I just bought a 1982 25 foot O'Day. I have no idea if there is a model
name or number. It has a HUGE genoa. My first question are about
safety. This boat has a retractable centerboard.
When I have the genoa out all the way any puff over 7 mph puts the boat
into a pretty scary lean and when I turn upwind to minimize the lean it
takes at least 4 seconds for the boat to straighten up. It begins a
nice turn immediately but the lee rail stays low. My HOBIE CAT Senses
yell "Capsize" when this is going on. Am I at risk of capsizing in a 15
knot wind with my monster genoa fully out or will I just lean like a
monster? Does it matter whether or not I have my centerboard down? Will
my centerboard possibly retract by itself if I lean far enough?
I have rigged the genoa lines as such: from the sail to the aft side
rail pulley to the mid deck pulley to the wraparound winch thing to a
regular two horn tiedown. I have no quick release like on the mainsail.
First issue is that it take me a long time to spill the genoa because
it is usually tied down to thee lee side and unwrapping the rope from
that two horn tiedown takes some time. I am used to quick releases on
both main and jib from my hobies. Should I be using some sort of slip
knot for quick release and should I run the line from the lee side
winch across the cockpit to the windward tie down so that I don't have
to go to the lee side of the boat when I really need my ballast on the
windward side?
Next, how do I determine if my boat has positive floatation and where
is my bilge pump, if I have one?
My mainsail rigging I am sure is inadequate, how can I figure out the
proper rigging?
Thanks in advance.
Danny
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