Dennis, I too have garhauer rigid and it was the first upgrade made to my boat.
Wouldn't be without it.
Do you see any downside to using the main halyard as topping lift when sails
down ? Done this for years without adverse effects that I can see. I removed
topping lift.
Bill Walker
CnC 36
Sent from AOL Mobile Mail
On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:
A main topping lift serves two primary purposes: 1) opening the top of the main
to create more twist and 2) holding the boom up when the mainsail is not
hoisted.
In my opinion, the former is more suited to a rigid boom vang or boomkicker.
If either are properly installed, they should raise the boom enough to twist
off the main.
The big advantage of a rigid vang or boomkicker is that it will allow you to
detach the topping lift and move it forward to the mast while sailing.
Why? To prevent damage to your mainsail. Topping lifts, in particular, wire
topping lifts, will abrade the stitching near the leech of your main. In
severe cases, you might eject a batten as the stitching in a batten pocket
gives out. Rope topping lifts don't abrade nearly as much but they will, over
time, cause damage to the stitching.
We never sail Touche' with the topping lift attached to the boom. It is always
detached from the boom and carried forward to the mast. We have a Garhauer
rigid boom vang.
On Touche' the topping lift is only used to stabilize the boom when the
mainsail is not hoisted.
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
_______________________________________________ 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
