My genoa sheets tend to lie on the deck along the toerail unless I pull them really tight, so they can get a bit dirty from crud on the deck. Also, because I'm next to the Navy base and graving dock, there is a lot of sediment in the air, especially when wind is from the south. When I left today, I pulled all the sheets tight to get them off the deck, and double knotted the furling lines. I'll probably pull the sheets off when I get a chance, and use a short line to wrap the sails, as the sheets are a tripping hazard getting on/off the boat when pulled tight. -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto
On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 8:43 AM dwight veinot via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > When i furl my headsail i try to get both sheets to wrap 2 sometime 3 > times around the furled sail. Then i wrap the cockpit end of each sheet > around its winch and pull tight before securely cleating. I have never > washed my sheets or any other lines. They don’t seem dirty even after all > these 15 or so years. > > On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 11:47 PM bwhitmore via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> 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 Whitmore >> C&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 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. 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