Let me go one further - No matter the knots you tie here and there, nothing will protect the boat from damaged caused by a flogging jib like tying around the jib itself, especially through the clue with a sail tie. Furling lines can chafe. They can break. The only way to ensure the jib from unfurling is to put a safety tie around it.I do it every time I tie up to the dock, as it takes only seconds to undo, and I've witnessed too many destroyed jibs & genoas because they relied solely on the roller furling line to keep things under control in a blow.Just my $.02 worth,Bruce WhitmoreC&C 37/40+"Astralis"Sent from Samsung tablet. -------- Original message --------From: Shawn Wright via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 1/8/20 9:33 PM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Shawn Wright <shawngwri...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Spreader Bracket All this talk has my thinking I should double up on my furler lines. I tie a quick loop knot around the final blocks mounted at the cockpit so I can just pull the loop to release them. The line is also flaked and hung from the stern rain, but that's probably not going to save me should the knot come free. I also do two wraps of the sheets around the furler. I think I'll add a more secure knot at the final block to be safe. --Shawn wrightshawngwri...@gmail.coms/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35https://www.facebook.com/SVCallistoOn Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 5:34 PM Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Tom: I don’t know the vintage of your 36, but I’ll bet it’s close to my previous 34. They were similar boats. One morning, I got a call from the dockmaster where I kept my 34. The boat reportedly tried to sail out of the slip by itself in a heavy breeze. I later discovered that my then-young children had un-cleated the roller furler line while playing with the winch. The sail unfurled in the breeze, and at some point the genny sheet wrapped around a lower shroud and ripped it out of the mast. I had to replace the shroud (rod rigging) and also have the mast repaired (welded) just below the spreader bracket. Your issue is obviously different, but in my case South Shore Yachts was very helpful. They also had a direct replacement for a gooseneck fitting that broke. I suggest calling them. Robert MacLachlan South Shore Yachts 905-468-4340 office 905-658-8454 cell P.S. Much more careful about securing the roller furler when I leave the boat these days. From: Tom Alessi via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 4:45 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Tom Alessi Subject: Stus-List Spreader Bracket Went to check up on my boat the other day and found that my lower port spreader bracket had been pulled off the mast, but still attached to spreader. Seems a nearby sailboat owner had not removed the jib and it came unfurled during a storm and caught hold of the spreader boot. I can only imagine it violently shaking my spreader and rig. With the bracket partially off I can see a hole in the mast. - Is that some kind of access opening behind the bracket? Or is it worse than that? I'm buried in the yard and the mast won't be down till spring. -If the bracket or spreader is destroyed, does anyone know of a source for replacements? - Boat owner or Boatyard responsible? Appreciate any info. Tom AlessiAndiamo C&C 36646-283-1580 _______________________________________________Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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