Halyard wraps are always caused by the angle of the halyard compared to the headstay. The mast head attachment for the headstay, the height of the sheaves compared to the attachment, the "J" length of your boat, and finally the full hoist height of your sail all contribute to whether or not you experience wraps. Even boats with restrainers can get wraps if they fly a sail with a luff that was too short and the furler swivel doesn't make it to full hoist. A short luff can be flown but a length of cordage needs to be added to the tack or head so as to allow the furler swivel to be hoisted full height. Storm sails are good examples of this situation.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Thu, Apr 9, 2020, 12:18 Matt Wolford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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> > To: CnC CnC discussion list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: David Knecht <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 > _______________________________________________ > > 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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