Joe, I guess we missed the boom downhaul. It was a rather overwhelming day and there is so much to learn about a new boat. I'm not even sure what the difference is between shock cord and a bungee but I will look it up in my new WM catalog. Thanks for the advice. Cherri ---------- >From: "Joe Kidd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: M_Boats: Shock Cord Sail Gaskets >Date: Wed, Apr 17, 2002, 6:29 PM >
>Cherri, > > The boom downhaul will keep the gooseneck from popping up out of the >sail slot in the mast. If the boom downhaul is not set, you cannot tension >the luff of the mainsail with the halyard. > > After losing a number of sail stops -- overboard, in transit, spirited >away by gremlins -- I now use a shock cord sail gasket --WM, page 1046. >(Avoid the use of bungee cords on your boat. The hooks tend to snag >everything and can cause serious damage to the vessel and injury to the >crew.) Insert the gooseneck in the mast slot, run the short downhaul line >up through the hole in the gooseneck and back down through the jam cleat >below the gooseneck. Wrap a sail gasket around the mast above the boom (but >below the slot opening) before inserting the sail slugs. Once the slugs are >in the mast slot, slide the sail gasket up to close the opening. I have a >large collection of shock cord sail gaskets. I use them all over the boat: >to secure the sail to the boom, to keep the mainsail slugs in the mast slot, >to secure the jib to the bow pulpit so it won't blow overboard, to lash >lines and cables to the mast when trailering, etc. While doing tasks >aboard, you can hold them in your teeth, around your arm, around your neck, >in the straps on your life jacket... They are really handy. I wouldn't be >without a dozen or so at the ready aboard Poco. > > Joe Kidd M15 #207 "Poco a Poco" > > >_______________________________________________ >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
