I would likely need a step ladder to wrap a sail tie around the furled genny above the clew
On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 2:23 PM Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I foolproof solution is to wrap and secure a sail tie around the furled > genny. Then it doesn’t matter what’s going on at the back of the boat. > > *From:* Shawn Wright via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 08, 2020 9:33 PM > *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 Wright > shawngwri...@gmail.com > S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 > https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto > > > On 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 <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 08, 2020 4:45 PM >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Cc:* Tom Alessi <tagraph...@optonline.net> >> *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 Alessi >> Andiamo C&C 36 >> 646-283-1580 >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> >> ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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