MY C&C30 MK! is a great boat to sail by my self. Its a little hard in a fast tide. I just time my departures and landings at the Ebb tide. The lazy jack lines lead to the rear of the boom so that I can get to them from the helm. I trim the jib sheets and the main from behind the wheel. I lock it into auto pilot when I need to go forward. I have the anchor rigged up is that a pin and tag line will set it free. The rode is soft tied down the life lines. Once away from the dock Its a great time to be on the water. There is a lot of good resources on the net that will teach some tricks going back hundreds of years. Good luck and Cheers.
On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 10:11 PM, Colin Kilgour <charliekilo...@gmail.com>wrote: > I also prefer halyards at the mast. Both for hoisting but also - and > more significantly - for reefing. I can reef Bojangles (a 50 footer) > by myself in about a minute. Shaking out a reef is about the same. > > And while spaghetti in the cockpit is cool when racing, dropping lines > down the companionway gets old fast when you're cruising. > > I singlehand Bojangles (officially) as often as I can and unofficially > (ie: other people on board, but not actively crewing) just about all > the time I go sailing. The boat has the traveler and main sheet right > behind the helm seat and the primary winches (self tailers of course) > also at the helm seat. The mizzen sheet winch is also within reach of > the helm. So, once you're clear of the harbour, it's really a dead > easy boat to single hand. (Note: lazy jacks and good furling gear > help immensely) > > Depending on the harbour and its layout, docking the boat single > handed can range from dead easy to darn right impossible. > Fortunately, we haven't used a dock regularly since 2009 and we're > either picking up a ball or - most often - dropping a hook, both of > which are fairly easy to do singlehanded. > > People think bigger boats are tougher to sail shorthanded, but if > they're laid out right, it can be easy. Also, if the boat weighs > close to 40,000 pounds, as mine does, the deck provides a pretty > stable platform when you need to go up there, and if you stop the boat > to pick up a mooring or drop a hook, it doesn't get immediately blown > all over the place while you're running forward. > > Cheers > Colin > > > > > > On 10/14/13, Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Peregrine came with the strong track and I have to admit that I am really > > impressed with it. I've used the Antal and Harken offerings and they are > > better, but you pay much more. > > Andy > > C&C 40 > > Peregrine > > > > > > Andrew Burton > > 61 W Narragansett > > Newport, RI > > USA 02840 > > > > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > > +401 965-5260 > > > > On Oct 14, 2013, at 17:11, David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> 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. 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