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headsail furlers -the good, the bad and the ugly...sound off!
"Jere Lull" wrote
Upwind, the difference is pretty much the difference in length about a foot or so behind the luff, where the power comes from. There's some benefit from less drag in the smaller sail, too. Exactly. My old Genoa, reefed down to the area the boat could carry in fresh conditions, had less leading edge than the working jib. I now have just a bit more area than the old working jib with full length leading edge and more leading edge when reefed to the old working jib size. The overlap area is really only effective reaching and, if you want the 150% area for light air, better to put it in an asym. -- Roger Long |
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headsail furlers -the good, the bad and the ugly...sound off!
The furling line should end in a ratchet block and then lead forward to the
cleat. The ideal location is such that you are located about mid way between the block and the first fairlead. You can then reach down and swig the line while holding the free end to lock the ratchet block. This lets you develop quite a bit of extra power without the risk of overdoing it with a winch ($$$$) and pump in the first few rolls. I would have been in a real pickle last fall when caught close too a nasty lee shore in a sudden gust front if I hadn't just converted to this arrangement. I couldn't run off and was suddenly overpowered enough that I'm not sure I could have gotten the boat to tack. New Englanders can read the full story in the October "Points East". Anticipation is an important part of using a roller rig. -- Roger Long |
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headsail furlers -the good, the bad and the ugly...sound off!
On 2008-08-10 07:22:14 -0400, "Roger Long" said:
The furling line should end in a ratchet block and then lead forward to the cleat. The ideal location is such that you are located about mid way between the block and the first fairlead. You can then reach down and swig the line while holding the free end to lock the ratchet block. This lets you develop quite a bit of extra power without the risk of overdoing it with a winch ($$$$) and pump in the first few rolls. On our boat, that would put that turning block well aft in the cockpit, crossing sheets and the primary -- full-time. That disturbs me. Why not just go around the primary winch for the short period? You won't have the jib sheets on it at those times. (BTW, you just described another form of winching.) I happen to use a cabin-top winch as our "snub" for the furling line. (When tying off, I wrap the line a dozen or so times around the winch, many wraps overlapping previous ones, before going to the cleat.) I can't winch with the winch as the lead is wrong (coming down), but with only two blocks in the lead's run, I have very little drag and have furled the sail in 25++ fairly easily. I can get a little more power by bracing a foot against the bulkhead; two feet and "lift with the knees" gives real power, yet I can feel if the "haul" is wrong (usually the chute halyard wrapping up top). -- Jere Lull Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/ Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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headsail furlers -the good, the bad and the ugly...sound off!
"Capt. JG" wrote in message easolutions... "Ernest Scribbler" wrote in message . .. Do downhauls count? I had one of those on my Gay 20... worked like a champ. -- "j" ganz @@ www.nambla.com Too Much Information |
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headsail furlers -the good, the bad and the ugly...sound off!
Sounds like your cockpit is arranged quite a bit differently than mine. I'm
always using my jib winch when furling because I run a single turn of the sheet around it to get a nice tight furl. I can't see anything wrong with the way you are doing it though. The key point is to have some "feel" which swigging provides. Too easy to over pull with a winch. I was just looking at a broken Harken torque tube a couple days ago. -- Roger Long |
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headsail furlers -the good, the bad and the ugly...sound off!
On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:38:55 -0400, "Roger Long"
wrote: Sounds like your cockpit is arranged quite a bit differently than mine. I'm always using my jib winch when furling because I run a single turn of the sheet around it to get a nice tight furl. I can't see anything wrong with the way you are doing it though. The key point is to have some "feel" which swigging provides. Too easy to over pull with a winch. I was just looking at a broken Harken torque tube a couple days ago. Harken says that if you need to use a winch to furl, there is something wrong with either your setup or your technique. I find I have to use heavily padded gloves for that small diameter furling line when the wind is up, but never had to resort to using a winch. |
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On 2008-08-10 16:57:43 -0400, said:
I find I have to use heavily padded gloves for that small diameter furling line when the wind is up, but never had to resort to using a winch. A trick: I added a short tail of 3/8" braid to the end of ours and put a loop in the end. Easy to grip. A beneficial unexpected consequence is that the line can't slip through the block if the sail snaps out quickly. We only use gloves on our boat for chill protection. -- Jere Lull Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/ Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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headsail furlers -the good, the bad and the ugly...sound off!
On 2008-08-10 13:38:55 -0400, "Roger Long" said:
Sounds like your cockpit is arranged quite a bit differently than mine. I'm always using my jib winch when furling because I run a single turn of the sheet around it to get a nice tight furl. The 135 sheets to the primaries on the coming, and even if I were using the 110 on the cabin-top secondaries, I can get the tight furl from the port-side sheet. Remember, we're talking about furling in heavier winds, a time when we'll obtain a tight furl anyway. In light airs, I don't need to snub the furling line. If that's not clear (somewhat expected), let's just say that it works for us. -- Jere Lull Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/ Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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headsail furlers -the good, the bad and the ugly...sound off!
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wrote: On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:38:55 -0400, "Roger Long" wrote: Sounds like your cockpit is arranged quite a bit differently than mine. I'm always using my jib winch when furling because I run a single turn of the sheet around it to get a nice tight furl. I can't see anything wrong with the way you are doing it though. The key point is to have some "feel" which swigging provides. Too easy to over pull with a winch. I was just looking at a broken Harken torque tube a couple days ago. Harken says that if you need to use a winch to furl, there is something wrong with either your setup or your technique. I find I have to use heavily padded gloves for that small diameter furling line when the wind is up, but never had to resort to using a winch. Schaefer says the same thing, as do all the people I know with furlers. I've never had to use more than regular effort to furl, even in 20kts. It's odd that there would be that much on the furling line. |
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On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:34:23 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:
On 2008-08-10 16:57:43 -0400, said: I find I have to use heavily padded gloves for that small diameter furling line when the wind is up, but never had to resort to using a winch. A trick: I added a short tail of 3/8" braid to the end of ours and put a loop in the end. Easy to grip. A beneficial unexpected consequence is that the line can't slip through the block if the sail snaps out quickly. We only use gloves on our boat for chill protection. Be glad that you don't have arthritis. |
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