I added a couple more pictures to my New Sails page to satisfy some
of the inquiries and criticism I've read here lately.

One picture shows detail of one of the hanks on the jib. This is posted
because far too many people these days use wind-up sails and live
with an inferior system to plain, simple, and reliable hanks.

A second picture shows the jib and headstay because some of you
putzes actually had the cheek to suggest that my headstay needed to
be tightened. The photo proves you in error (as is the usual case)

http://captneal.homestead.com/newsails.html

S.Simon

I can just imagine....

"Watch out for that yellow cruising sloop" can be heard at yacht clubs and
racing venues all over south Florida.

"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
I added a couple more pictures to my New Sails page to satisfy some
of the inquiries and criticism I've read here lately.

One picture shows detail of one of the hanks on the jib. This is posted
because far too many people these days use wind-up sails and live
with an inferior system to plain, simple, and reliable hanks.

A second picture shows the jib and headstay because some of you
putzes actually had the cheek to suggest that my headstay needed to
be tightened. The photo proves you in error (as is the usual case)

http://captneal.homestead.com/newsails.html

S.Simon

Nice looking sails. Did you sail them yet? How'd are they?
How come you use anchor line for your halyards?

Scotty

"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
I added a couple more pictures to my New Sails page to satisfy some
of the inquiries and criticism I've read here lately.

One picture shows detail of one of the hanks on the jib. This is posted
because far too many people these days use wind-up sails and live
with an inferior system to plain, simple, and reliable hanks.

A second picture shows the jib and headstay because some of you
putzes actually had the cheek to suggest that my headstay needed to
be tightened. The photo proves you in error (as is the usual case)

http://captneal.homestead.com/newsails.html

S.Simon

How come you use anchor line for your halyards?

LOL............... That's what I said only I asked more politely.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
Trains are a winter sport

My anchor lines are 9/16 three-strand nylon. The halyards
are 3/8" three-strand nylon. Not the same thing. The halyards
are combination wire rope and fiber rope. The nylon tail is
only a foot or two long when the sails are hoisted and used
to go around the cleat or winch and cleat. It's a simple and
servicable set-up. You should consider the same.

S.Simon


"SAIL LOCO" wrote in message ...
How come you use anchor line for your halyards?

LOL............... That's what I said only I asked more politely.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
Trains are a winter sport

Simple Simon wrote:

My anchor lines are 9/16 three-strand nylon. The halyards
are 3/8" three-strand nylon.

That's pathetic.

9/16" is far too thick & heavy for an anchor rode for a 27' sailboat, even one that is bloated and
overloaded like yours.


Not the same thing. The halyards
are combination wire rope and fiber rope. The nylon tail is
only a foot or two long when the sails are hoisted and used
to go around the cleat or winch and cleat. It's a simple and
servicable set-up. You should consider the same.

Umm, no. Nobody with two nickels, or two brain cells, to rub together should consider any such thing.
Wire rope is weaker & stretchier than modern fiber rope, and it presents a serious chafe hazard and
strand-hook hazard.

Having wire rope on any boat smaller than about 300 tons is a sign of serious boneheadedness.

DSK

Right. The Cal 28 that it looks like we're going to get
currently has wire/rope, which we'll be switching to rope.

"DSK" wrote in message
...
Not the same thing. The halyards
are combination wire rope and fiber rope. The nylon tail is
only a foot or two long when the sails are hoisted and used
to go around the cleat or winch and cleat. It's a simple and
servicable set-up. You should consider the same.

Umm, no. Nobody with two nickels, or two brain cells, to rub together
should consider any such thing.
Wire rope is weaker & stretchier than modern fiber rope, and it presents a
serious chafe hazard and
strand-hook hazard.

Having wire rope on any boat smaller than about 300 tons is a sign of
serious boneheadedness.

DSK

Oh, I see. Well then what's that long line going up the mast in this
pic.? http://captneal.homestead.com/files/reefpatchdetail.jpg

SV

"Simple Simon" wrote ...
The nylon tail is
only a foot or two long when the sails are hoisted

Well then what's that long line going up the mast in this pic.?

Busted! Oh he'll probably say that's his 3/8" heavy duty flag halyard.


S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
Trains are a winter sport

In that picture three "lines" can be seen.

Starting from forward one can see the wire jib halyard.
In the middle one can see the black loom covering the
wires that go to the masthead(wind instrument, antenna
coax and anchor light wire -currently not in use)
and aftmost one can see the topping lift line.

Satisfied?

S.Simon


"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ...
Oh, I see. Well then what's that long line going up the mast in this
pic.? http://captneal.homestead.com/files/reefpatchdetail.jpg

SV

"Simple Simon" wrote ...
The nylon tail is
only a foot or two long when the sails are hoisted