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headsail furlers -the good, the bad and the ugly...sound off!
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 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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