Steve, I sit on the starboard side of the hatch, with legs dangling, or braced if necessary, in the cabin. I'm short, and it gets me a little higher and further starboard than if I were standing in the hatchway. My topping lift is a cheek block on the starboard side of the mast, and I mounted it a bit too low, not wanting to align the holes with others at the mast top. Problem is, I have to make sure the sail goes up to port or it will slide up under the topping lift. By raising sail on the starboard tack, it works fine. I prefer a rope luff, but it needs a bit of guidance into the track.
Bill Riker M-15 #184 Storm Petrel -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steve R Sent: April 04, 2002 12:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: M_boats: Raise/Lower Sail In the topping lift discussion, Connie mentioned standing on deck vs. standing in the cabin while raising the sails. I have one foot along the toe rail and the other knee on top of the cabin. I have not found a comfort level for this process and am looking for suggestions. I have thought about standing in the cabin as I would avoid climbing up to raise the main, climbing down, going to port and climbing back up for the jib. However, getting bonked by the boom is a concern. How do other group members raise and lower their sails? Thanks in advance, Steve R. M-15 #119 Lexington, KY _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
