Hi Bev,
Is your mainsail closed footed (foot has a bolt rope that slides in a groove
along the boom) or open footed (just a single slug at the clew)?
If it has a close foot, there is little that you can do as the friction is
mostly the bolt rope sliding in the groove in the boom.
Mine is open footed with a single slug at the clew. I always spray the
sheaves with dry film lube in the spring and this helps. However, I need
assistance from the winch to adjust the outhaul even in fairly light
breezes.
Earlier, I posted about rudder issues on my 29-2.
With further investigation, it appears that the previous owner had the
rudder repaired previously. I have enlarged the existing holes to let the
core dry out and allow me to probe inside the rudder with a thin wire. I
have been able to confirm that the rudder is entirely filled with foam that
appears to be in reasonable condition now that it is dry. There is no solid
steel plate in the center of the rudder as most holes can be probed through
to the opposite inside skin face with no problem. I will drill as few more
strategically placed holes to try to locate the metal tangs inside the
rudder. It is pretty obvious that the rudder skin was removed and replaced
in the previous repair but the joint between the two halves of the rudder
skin was simple filled with epoxy with no "bandage" of glass cloth / resin
added over the joint.
I will update again with further information.
If I can locate the tangs and confirm that good foam surrounds them then I
will fill the holes and cover the front 50% of the rudder with a layer of
glass cloth / epoxy.
If there are voids around the tangs then I will inject epoxy through holes
to ensure that there is no movement of the rudder body in relation to the
rudder post / tangs and then cover the front 50% of the rudder with glass
cloth epoxy.
I have already added a 3 inch wide strip of glass cloth / epoxy over the
hair line crack in the leading edge.
The above repair will add a second layer over the joint in the leading edge.
Fair Winds,
Bob Hickson, P. Eng.
Frenchman's Bay Yacht Club,
C and C 29 mark 2, Flying Colours,
416-919-2297
bobhick...@rogers.com
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Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 14:58:41 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bev Parslow <bparslo...@yahoo.ca>
To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Subject: Stus-List outhaul-29-2
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I am washing, cleaning all the lines on the boat. The outhaul on the boom
always seems to be stiff. Can we make it more user friendly? Smaller lines?
Get rid of the wire??
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