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... On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:27:05 -0800, "Capt. JG" wrote: "KLC Lewis" wrote in message ... "Capt. JG" wrote in message easolutions... I've had sliders get stuck even though everything looked fine... just backed off a bit , then tried again, and it went fine. Try sailcote also... -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com I've done that too, but I figure if a slide sticks going up, it could also stick coming down -- and that could be very bad news indeed. I've never had that problem...a quick tug on the sail, and down it comes. I had a case of it not coming down due to a damaged track insert. The slug slid past the cracked section going up and then jammed against it on the way down. It wasn't a fun situation. That's when I installed the Tides system. Yes, I checked that out last time you mentioned it... still considering it. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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"Nigel Molesworth" wrote in message
... In article lutions, "Capt. JG" wrote: "Nigel Molesworth" wrote in message ... I carefully measured every side and the new mainsail looks beautiful. I put new sliders on too. Trouble is, it hangs about 12" from the top of the mast. My old one doesn't. Even tho I have a bosuns chair I haven't gone up to investigate. Any thoughts before I'm forced to go up there? -- Molesworth Are you're saying that the main doesn't go all the way to the top... that's there some left over at the boom when you raise the sail "all the way" and it's getting hung up on the way to the top? If so, then clearly something is interferring with the sliders. Yes. And the old sail goes right to the top. The new one is slack at the foot - so much so that it's useless! There has to be something that affects the new one that doesn't occur with the old one. I haul myself up with the mailsail haul - so I can't have both! I'll drop the jib and use that haul to have a look with the sail up as far as it will go and see what the prob is - when it gets a bit warmer! -- Molesworth You could take a look with some binoculars... you might see something if you raise the new sail while you look. It's amazing what one can see... -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:18:45 -0800, "Capt. JG"
wrote: wrote in message .. . On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:27:05 -0800, "Capt. JG" wrote: "KLC Lewis" wrote in message ... "Capt. JG" wrote in message easolutions... I've had sliders get stuck even though everything looked fine... just backed off a bit , then tried again, and it went fine. Try sailcote also... -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com I've done that too, but I figure if a slide sticks going up, it could also stick coming down -- and that could be very bad news indeed. I've never had that problem...a quick tug on the sail, and down it comes. I had a case of it not coming down due to a damaged track insert. The slug slid past the cracked section going up and then jammed against it on the way down. It wasn't a fun situation. That's when I installed the Tides system. Yes, I checked that out last time you mentioned it... still considering it. On the C&C list, whenever someone asks about it, they get about 30 responses gushing about "The best upgrade I've ever done". |
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On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:20:21 -0800, "Capt. JG"
wrote: "Nigel Molesworth" wrote in message ... In article lutions, "Capt. JG" wrote: "Nigel Molesworth" wrote in message ... I carefully measured every side and the new mainsail looks beautiful. I put new sliders on too. Trouble is, it hangs about 12" from the top of the mast. My old one doesn't. Even tho I have a bosuns chair I haven't gone up to investigate. Any thoughts before I'm forced to go up there? -- Molesworth Are you're saying that the main doesn't go all the way to the top... that's there some left over at the boom when you raise the sail "all the way" and it's getting hung up on the way to the top? If so, then clearly something is interferring with the sliders. Yes. And the old sail goes right to the top. The new one is slack at the foot - so much so that it's useless! There has to be something that affects the new one that doesn't occur with the old one. I haul myself up with the mailsail haul - so I can't have both! I'll drop the jib and use that haul to have a look with the sail up as far as it will go and see what the prob is - when it gets a bit warmer! -- Molesworth You could take a look with some binoculars... you might see something if you raise the new sail while you look. It's amazing what one can see... It's possible that the actually impediment is not at the head, but something further down. I would start by laying the old and new sail luffs side by side and doing a careful inspection/comparison. Obviously there is SOMETHING different. I don't think going up is required... yet. |
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... On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:20:21 -0800, "Capt. JG" wrote: "Nigel Molesworth" wrote in message ... In article lutions, "Capt. JG" wrote: "Nigel Molesworth" wrote in message ... I carefully measured every side and the new mainsail looks beautiful. I put new sliders on too. Trouble is, it hangs about 12" from the top of the mast. My old one doesn't. Even tho I have a bosuns chair I haven't gone up to investigate. Any thoughts before I'm forced to go up there? -- Molesworth Are you're saying that the main doesn't go all the way to the top... that's there some left over at the boom when you raise the sail "all the way" and it's getting hung up on the way to the top? If so, then clearly something is interferring with the sliders. Yes. And the old sail goes right to the top. The new one is slack at the foot - so much so that it's useless! There has to be something that affects the new one that doesn't occur with the old one. I haul myself up with the mailsail haul - so I can't have both! I'll drop the jib and use that haul to have a look with the sail up as far as it will go and see what the prob is - when it gets a bit warmer! -- Molesworth You could take a look with some binoculars... you might see something if you raise the new sail while you look. It's amazing what one can see... It's possible that the actually impediment is not at the head, but something further down. I would start by laying the old and new sail luffs side by side and doing a careful inspection/comparison. Obviously there is SOMETHING different. I don't think going up is required... yet. I agree. I would definitely do a side-by-side and examine the track as best as possible. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:42:39 -0600, Nigel Molesworth
wrote: In article lutions, "Capt. JG" wrote: "Nigel Molesworth" wrote in message ... I carefully measured every side and the new mainsail looks beautiful. I put new sliders on too. Trouble is, it hangs about 12" from the top of the mast. My old one doesn't. Even tho I have a bosuns chair I haven't gone up to investigate. Any thoughts before I'm forced to go up there? -- Molesworth Are you're saying that the main doesn't go all the way to the top... that's there some left over at the boom when you raise the sail "all the way" and it's getting hung up on the way to the top? If so, then clearly something is interferring with the sliders. Yes. And the old sail goes right to the top. The new one is slack at the foot - so much so that it's useless! There has to be something that affects the new one that doesn't occur with the old one. I haul myself up with the mailsail haul - so I can't have both! I'll drop the jib and use that haul to have a look with the sail up as far as it will go and see what the prob is - when it gets a bit warmer! Another thought (although you've probably checked) - any chance that the boom or reefing lines are holding the sail down? Is the leech of the sail tight when it is raised as far as it will go? -- Peter Bennett, VE7CEI peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca GPS and NMEA info: http://vancouver-webpages.com/peter Vancouver Power Squadron: http://vancouver.powersquadron.ca |
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On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:57:21 -0600, cavelamb wrote: wrote: On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:51:32 -0600, Vic Smith wrote: On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:00:09 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:31:28 -0800, "Capt. JG" wrote: wrote in message ... On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:20:21 -0800, "Capt. JG" wrote: "Nigel Molesworth" wrote in message ... In article lutions, "Capt. JG" wrote: "Nigel Molesworth" wrote in message ... I carefully measured every side and the new mainsail looks beautiful. I put new sliders on too. Trouble is, it hangs about 12" from the top of the mast. My old one doesn't. Even tho I have a bosuns chair I haven't gone up to investigate. Any thoughts before I'm forced to go up there? -- Molesworth Are you're saying that the main doesn't go all the way to the top... that's there some left over at the boom when you raise the sail "all the way" and it's getting hung up on the way to the top? If so, then clearly something is interferring with the sliders. Yes. And the old sail goes right to the top. The new one is slack at the foot - so much so that it's useless! There has to be something that affects the new one that doesn't occur with the old one. I haul myself up with the mailsail haul - so I can't have both! I'll drop the jib and use that haul to have a look with the sail up as far as it will go and see what the prob is - when it gets a bit warmer! -- Molesworth You could take a look with some binoculars... you might see something if you raise the new sail while you look. It's amazing what one can see... It's possible that the actually impediment is not at the head, but something further down. I would start by laying the old and new sail luffs side by side and doing a careful inspection/comparison. Obviously there is SOMETHING different. I don't think going up is required... yet. I agree. I would definitely do a side-by-side and examine the track as best as possible. The track apparently works just fine with the old sail. I'd concentrate on what's different about the new sail and fix that. I'll go way out on a limb here and suggest that since the old sail encounters no problem with the track, the first step should be a close examination of the old and new sail, looking for differences. Do a side-by-side comparison. --Vic Yes. I've suggested that a few times now. When you hear hoofbeats, look for horses before you start looking for zebras. I heard that in Africa they had that the other way around... Sadly, there are less than 2500 zebras in Africa. Horses outnumber them - even there. What ever happened to Mr. Ed??? Or was that Francis the Talking Mule that was really a painted zebra??? |
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