Try a bolt. Maybe over drill the hole and up size the bolt. A nylock wing nut and washers. Drill a small hole in the end of the thread to accept a split ring just in case the wing nut backs off.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk On Jan 26, 2015 10:56 PM, "Brent Driedger via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I use my Cunningham when I reef to reduce pressure on the double hook > thing above the gooseneck. > That being said, I don't think my double hook thing (tack hook) has ever > been properly installed since I've owned the boat. It's a stainless rod > that becomes the hinge pin of the gooseneck and has a very small hole > through it at the bottom where I place a small washer and split pin to hold > it in place. Without the Cunningham in place the upward tension on the > luff of the main places a lot of load on this little pin and I have had one > break while reefed after forgetting the Cunningham. This resulted in > gooseneck separation which killed my race as fitting it all back together > in 25 knots with a boom kicker is nearly impossible without taking > everything apart. > What is the proper configuration of this little double hook thing (tack > hook)? Is there something better than a split pin for this? > > Brent D > 27-5 > Lake Winnipeg. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 26, 2015, at 6:09 PM, Chuck S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > FWIW, I agree with Antoine's description of using the Cunningham and > Flattening Reef. > These tweaks are used similarly on all mainsails, from dinghies to bigger > keel boats. > > > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Antoine Rose via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *To: *"David Paine" <paineda...@gmail.com>, cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Sent: *Sunday, January 25, 2015 11:44:33 PM > *Subject: *Re: Stus-List Cunningham > > Hi David, > > To answer your question, we need to go back a bit to the origin the > cunningham. Well, the main sail is up and properly tensioned, which mean > that the halyard point is close to the mast top block to use the full > length of your mast. Wind is light, not too much tension is needed on the > halyard. As wind increases, more is needed. Eventually, the halyard is > fully tensioned but the wind still get a bit stronger, but not enough to > reef and, since you're racing you don't want to give any water to that boat > just beside yours. As the wind increases, the sail draft moves back, > increasing heeling and reducing speed. Tensioning the cunningham does just > that, bringing the draft forward for two reasons: it increases the > tensioning but also, because the cunningham grommet is slightly aft of the > sail, pull forward the main foot. > > Having the grommet has another advantage. If you have a corresponding > grommet on the leach side, you can take a six inch reef (sorry, don't how > it's called in English, "ris de fond" in French). This very small reef does > not reduce substantially the size of the sail but removes much of the > draft. A flatter main points higher and reduce heeling. > > Antoine (C&C 30 Cousin) > > Le 2015-01-25 à 18:32, David Paine via CnC-List a écrit : > > > Hi All, > > > > I'm buying a new mainsail and I am going to ask a ridiculous-sounding > question. Do you have a Cunningham grommet in your mainsail? I do not > in my current sail but that is because Hood made the sail with a jack line > (or lace line) which serves the purpose. My new sail definitely won't have > a jack-line. Some adjust luff tension with the halyard, others use a > separate Cunningham grommet with a many part tackle (or lead the Cunningham > line to a winch) to set the luff tension. My sailmaker has an opinion but > my question is, which do you use? The Cunningham is useless when reefed, > of course. > > > > Cheers, > > > > David > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Email address: > > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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