Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Courtney Thomas wrote:
Doug, Would the potential flooding knockdown be due to an inability to release the preventer from the cockpit, or what ? Yes. If the boat accidentally gybes, for whatever reason, in severe conditions, there is a risk that the preventer will hold the sail aback and knock the boat further over than it otherwise would go... and do to the fact that the preventer is still holding it, keep the lee side pressed down and possibly begin taking on water. Boats with large and/or low companionways, and/or large cockpit lockers opening into the hull are particularly at risk of flooding (in this or other scenarios). Another risk with a preventer is that when the boat heels or rolls far enough to dip the boom end, at good speed... or perhaps just into a wave crest, that it will either spin the boat around or carry something away. I have not liked preventers but up until very recently have never had a problem with accidental gybes. What would you recommend for properly securing such a preventer, on that boat, since you say it had only cleats ? I said it had mooring cleats, which are both the wrong type and in an awkward place to secure something like a preventer. You want to be able to cast it off quickly. I'd suggest setting up a big jam cleat, perhaps leading it fair to a jib sheet cleat. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:31:14 -0500, DSK wrote:
I said it had mooring cleats, which are both the wrong type and in an awkward place to secure something like a preventer. You want to be able to cast it off quickly. I'd suggest setting up a big jam cleat, perhaps leading it fair to a jib sheet cleat. =================================== That is a common situation. You can secure a good sized snatch block to the mooring cleat with a short piece of line, and then lead the preventer line aft from the snatch block to a cockpit winch where it can be released or adjusted. This is common practice in my experience. The snatch block can also be fastened forward to the toerail or a lifeline stanchion base on many boats. |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Trip Report - Gentlemen's Assateague Trip 2004 (long) | General | |||
5th Florida Trip Report (much shorter, this time) | Cruising | |||
Third Florida trip report (long, of course!) | Cruising |