I considered adding the Tides Strong Track system this year and if it was a $500 upgrade I would have done it without further thought. But unless I am missing something, at $30/ft for the track alone, not including the sail mods to attach the batten cars, you are talking about closer to $1500. Dave
On Oct 14, 2013, at 4:01 PM, "Rick Brass" <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > There’s a solution for the “snake nest” of lines: Sheet Bags. > > I have a total of 8 lines led back to my cockpit winches: 2 genoa and 2 spin > halyards, main halyard, winch end of mainsheet, vang and Cunningham. I bought > 2 big sheet bags, made from Sunbrella and mesh netting, on EBay. Had them > sized to go on the bulkhead on either side of the companionway. Line tails go > in the bags and make a nice backrest when lounging in the cockpit, and keep > the snakes off the cockpit floor when cruising. I also have a smaller bag > mounted below the bridgedeck to keep the traveler end of the mainsheet off > the cockpit sole, and will shortly be installing two appropriately sized bags > against the sides of the cockpit for the tails of the genoa sheets (when > cruising or lounging.) > > Regarding Antionne’s comment about the effort required to hoist the main from > the cockpit – several years ago I invested relatively short money in > installing a Tides Marine Strong Track for my main. I can hoist the main (46 > feet of it) to within a foot of the top without using the winch – even with > the added friction of clutch and turning blocks. The Strong Track is > certainly in the running for the “Best $500 I ever spent on the boat” award. > > As far as reefing goes, the point of reefing when is cruiser mode is to put > in the reef early, before the boat starts bouncing around. I still need to go > to the mast to hook in the reef cringle, tighten the reef outhaul, and tie > in the reef lines around the boom. But it’s a brief trip and I can stay > hooked into the jacklines while I’m on the cabin top. > > > Rick Brass > Washington, NC > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dave Godwin > Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 8:52 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List singlehanding bigger boats > > And I will be quite glad to get the snake nest of lines out of the dodger > area. > > Dave > 1982 C"&C 37 - "Ronin" > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com David Knecht, Ph.D. Professor and Head of Microscopy Facility Department of Molecular and Cell Biology U-3125 91 N. Eagleville Rd. University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06269 860-486-2200 860-486-4331 (fax)
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