The luff of my headsail, procured by the PO, is roughly 5” short compared to the headstay and halyard wraps were common (usually at inopportune times). Rather than extending the sail attachment at the furler drum, I added a short length of 3/16” Spectra 12 strand rope to the head of the jib that connects to the swivel, thus allowing the swivel to ride up to the top of the foil to create sufficient angle of deflection between the halyard and headstay.
It hasn’t been perfect, as depending on the wind direction, there have been times when it is still tough to furl, but a big improvement overall. The next sail will be better measured. Chuck Gilchrest S/V Half Magic 1983 35 Landfall Padanaram, MA From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Matt Wolford via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2020 12:18 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: wolf...@erie.net Subject: Re: Stus-List Halyard problem FYI, a related issue may be how close your upper furler assembly is to the top of the forestay. I was having all kinds of halyard wrapping problems and considered installing a halyard restrainer. As an interim step, I added a long D shackle between the tack of the sail and the drum fitting (deck level), which raised the sail about 2 inches. This was sufficient to resolve my problem without adding a restrainer. -----Original Message----- From: David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: CnC CnC discussion list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com <mailto:davidakne...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thu, Apr 9, 2020 10:44 am Subject: Re: Stus-List Halyard problem Francois emailed me off list to say that with the same rig, he has no halyard restrainer and has never had a problem with halyard wrap. So I am considering removing the restrainer. This is surely to some extent rig specific, but I am wondering 1. how many people have them and how many don’t 2. If without, have you had halyard wrap problems? David Knecht S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT _______________________________________________ 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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