I'd like to hear about hankon advantages. Remember I'm still learning

He loves standing out on the foredeck grabbing down yards of sail in 9 =
foot seas with the wind blowing the snot out of your head while you =
stuff the sail down the hole before it goes in the water and then when =
you finally have that one taken care of for the moment, you have to =
unbag the next as a wave catches you smack across the gullet and your =
wool cap drips down into your eyes. By this time, even though you have =
on Gortex gloves, your hands are stiff and cold and you're fumbling with =
the hanks as you bounce around because your boat needs the jib for =
balance and right now its' bobbing along on main alone. You have the =
halyard in your left hand while you hank on with your right and you run =
up a few feet at a time because if you try to hank them all on first and =
then raise the sail you'll drown from the water coming over the bow. =
You finally get the sail raisaed and then you have to get back to the =
mast with the halyard to tie it off. By this time you're soaked through =
and are really relieved that you have to go below to bag up the other =
jib, except you realize that you stuffed that wet sail down the v-berth =
on top of your dry bedding...which isn't dry any longer. So you bag up =
the jib and by this time, the guy on the tiller is getting a bit worn =
and wants some relief so he yells at you to get your butt up topside and =
steer for a bit. The only consolation is that he might make better =
coffee than you do. Oh, and did I mention about how lovely it is to =
straddle the bow in big waves, bouncing around, and hitting a cleat or =
pad eye every other wave? Great advantage says I.

--=20
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

There are advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages include:

Better sail shape.
Stays where you put it... doesn't unfurl.
Doesn't jam.
Doesn't disturb the air flow as much as a bulky furler.
Better to learn with because you among other things
you get upfront and personal with the sail, just like
you do with the main.

Disadvantages include:

You have to change sails as the conditions change, even if
it's not a critical change. So, it means going up on the foredeck,
with all the safety issues that that entails.
Not quite so easy to bring a hanked on sail down effectively
and efficiently. It's easy to dump it in the water.

"Brian McAloon" wrote in message
t...
I'd like to hear about hankon advantages. Remember I'm still learning.
"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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You wanna talk about 'Female Furling"??? .....ask the estrogen
enhanced...
I still hank my sails on!
Blisterin' Barnacles... next he'll be asking how the "toilet" works!

CM



"Brian McAloon" wrote in message
t...
| I'll try to think of a comeback. In the meantime answer my recent post
about
| snapfurl.
| "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
| ...
| For Gawd's Sake Boy!!!..... you just got slapped by a Woman!
|
| CM
|
|
| "Brian McAloon" wrote in message
| t...
| | Wait a minute,,,,
| | "katysails" wrote in message
| | ...
| | Anyways, you all
| | have your hands full with each other.
| |
| | Isn't that rather insulting to allude to the group as collectively
gay?
| |
| | --
| | katysails
| | s/v Chanteuse
| | Kirie Elite 32
| | http://katysails.tripod.com
| |
| | "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should
relax
| | and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

Adversity builds character! Boy oh boy that sounds like fun Katy. Hankons it
is!
"katysails" wrote in message
...
I'd like to hear about hankon advantages. Remember I'm still learning

He loves standing out on the foredeck grabbing down yards of sail in 9 foot
seas with the wind blowing the snot out of your head while you stuff the
sail down the hole before it goes in the water and then when you finally
have that one taken care of for the moment, you have to unbag the next as a
wave catches you smack across the gullet and your wool cap drips down into
your eyes. By this time, even though you have on Gortex gloves, your hands
are stiff and cold and you're fumbling with the hanks as you bounce around
because your boat needs the jib for balance and right now its' bobbing along
on main alone. You have the halyard in your left hand while you hank on
with your right and you run up a few feet at a time because if you try to
hank them all on first and then raise the sail you'll drown from the water
coming over the bow. You finally get the sail raisaed and then you have to
get back to the mast with the halyard to tie it off. By this time you're
soaked through and are really relieved that you have to go below to bag up
the other jib, except you realize that you stuffed that wet sail down the
v-berth on top of your dry bedding...which isn't dry any longer. So you bag
up the jib and by this time, the guy on the tiller is getting a bit worn and
wants some relief so he yells at you to get your butt up topside and steer
for a bit. The only consolation is that he might make better coffee than
you do. Oh, and did I mention about how lovely it is to straddle the bow in
big waves, bouncing around, and hitting a cleat or pad eye every other wave?
Great advantage says I.

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Good Answer Urchin!

CM

"Brian McAloon" wrote in message
t...
| Adversity builds character! Boy oh boy that sounds like fun Katy. Hankons
it
| is!
| "katysails" wrote in message
| ...
| I'd like to hear about hankon advantages. Remember I'm still learning
|
| He loves standing out on the foredeck grabbing down yards of sail in 9
foot
| seas with the wind blowing the snot out of your head while you stuff the
| sail down the hole before it goes in the water and then when you finally
| have that one taken care of for the moment, you have to unbag the next as
a
| wave catches you smack across the gullet and your wool cap drips down into
| your eyes. By this time, even though you have on Gortex gloves, your
hands
| are stiff and cold and you're fumbling with the hanks as you bounce around
| because your boat needs the jib for balance and right now its' bobbing
along
| on main alone. You have the halyard in your left hand while you hank on
| with your right and you run up a few feet at a time because if you try to
| hank them all on first and then raise the sail you'll drown from the water
| coming over the bow. You finally get the sail raisaed and then you have
to
| get back to the mast with the halyard to tie it off. By this time you're
| soaked through and are really relieved that you have to go below to bag up
| the other jib, except you realize that you stuffed that wet sail down the
| v-berth on top of your dry bedding...which isn't dry any longer. So you
bag
| up the jib and by this time, the guy on the tiller is getting a bit worn
and
| wants some relief so he yells at you to get your butt up topside and steer
| for a bit. The only consolation is that he might make better coffee than
| you do. Oh, and did I mention about how lovely it is to straddle the bow
in
| big waves, bouncing around, and hitting a cleat or pad eye every other
wave?
| Great advantage says I.
|
| --
| katysails
| s/v Chanteuse
| Kirie Elite 32
| http://katysails.tripod.com
|
| "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
| and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein
|
|
|

Saw a Mac26X on the water Sunday, with RF jib, big dodger, bimini, and RF
main sail.

Scotty


"katysails" wrote in message
...
You wanna talk about 'Female Furling"??? .....ask the estrogen enhanced...

Hey...watch it...I had hank-ons on every boat prior to Chanteuse and still
have them on the B-fly (furling on that would be rather strange since
there's no jib...haha). Has nothing to do with estrogen whatsoeverr and a
lot to do with where and how you sail and who you sail with and how old you
are and...lots of things...but it is not a hormonal thing at all. Just
because you equate hanking on and grabbing hold of a tiller as being somehow
attached to your masculinity says a lot more about your insecurities as a
man than it does abouyt how you like to sail.

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Humble. Remember humble? LOL That's my Kook!

Cheers MC

katysails wrote:

For Gawd's Sake Boy!!!..... you just got slapped by a Woman!

CM

I am not just "a Woman", excuse me...I am "The Woman"....

As promised I'm getting back to you on the geographicals of my name. I
believe we all started in the highlands.
The name McAloon can be traced back through early census rolls, tax records
and baptismal entries to ancient times and the area of Argyllshire in
Northern Scotland. The
McAloons were one of the three principal branches of the clan Cameron, and
in their territory of Argyll were noted as a family with manor and estates.
The difficulties related to researching McAloon heritige come from the many
variations and spellings of the name. It was not uncommon for one clansman
to pronounce his name one way and his son another.
This inevitably led to changes in how the name was written down which
included McAloney,McAloonie,McAlonie,McGillonie and McElheaney among others.
The McAloneys` of Strone were the principal branch of the clan noted for
their fierce
fighting skills and being closely allied to the early Stewart kings. The
clan has the distinction of never being defeated by Cromwells` army. Many
McAloons migrated to County Derry Ireland in the 17th and 18th centuries
where the name was corrupted to MacIlhinny and MacIldowney.

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...

Are you from the Highland Clan of the McAloons or those
theivin' low down self rightous cowards of the Lowland McAloons?

Tell the truth. You're simply the son of a Loonie or a cyber macaroon.
Fierce fighters? Bwhahhahahahahhahhaha What happened?

Cheers MC

Brian McAloon wrote:
As promised I'm getting back to you on the geographicals of my name. I
believe we all started in the highlands.
The name McAloon can be traced back through early census rolls, tax records
and baptismal entries to ancient times and the area of Argyllshire in
Northern Scotland. The
McAloons were one of the three principal branches of the clan Cameron, and
in their territory of Argyll were noted as a family with manor and estates.
The difficulties related to researching McAloon heritige come from the many
variations and spellings of the name. It was not uncommon for one clansman
to pronounce his name one way and his son another.
This inevitably led to changes in how the name was written down which
included McAloney,McAloonie,McAlonie,McGillonie and McElheaney among others.
The McAloneys` of Strone were the principal branch of the clan noted for
their fierce
fighting skills and being closely allied to the early Stewart kings. The
clan has the distinction of never being defeated by Cromwells` army. Many
McAloons migrated to County Derry Ireland in the 17th and 18th centuries
where the name was corrupted to MacIlhinny and MacIldowney.

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...

Are you from the Highland Clan of the McAloons or those

theivin' low down self rightous cowards of the Lowland McAloons?

The Captains Nemesis wrote in message
news
WhackAloon?

Thats a new one. Let me look in the garage tomorrow and dig out my battleaxe
and get the blood cleaned off of it from the last smartass.

Adversity builds character! Boy oh boy that sounds like fun Katy. =
Hankons it
is!
On;y for the first 15 years...the it gets quite old..(get it....? the =
older you get, the less adversity you need in your life?)

--=20
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein