As long as needed, as in twice step ladder height, sail tie; tie figure eight knot near middle; run thru clew to knot; furl; then wrap sail tie (or length of line) around furled sail, secure with favorite knot.
randy Tamanawas 29-II Hood River,OR > On Jan 9, 2020, at 10:39 AM, dwight veinot via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > 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 <mailto: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 <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 9:33 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Shawn Wright <mailto: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 <mailto:shawngwri...@gmail.com> > S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 > https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto <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 <mailto: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 <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 4:45 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Tom Alessi <mailto: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 > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. 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