Stus-List Recovering a hoisted furler swivel
Recently, my furler swivel got inadvertently hoisted to the masthead (sans sail). Used a simple technique to retrieve it with having to go aloft. Fortunately, Touche's spinnaker halyard blocks are above the fore stay. See: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_sb5TfIENvseTdEWEFuYjlMVFU I clipped the middle of a long line in a spin halyard snap shackle, put one end of the line over the fore stay and hoisted the line. The shackle passed above the swivel, leaving an end of the line on either side of the swivel. I grabbed the two ends and simply pulled the swivel down. If your wing halyards aren't above the forestay, it would probably be possible to use this technique and flip one end of the line over the swivel once it's hoisted. Saves a trip up the mast. Dennis C. ___ 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
Re: Stus-List Recovering a hoisted furler swivel
Nice trick. Thanks. > On June 2, 2018 at 2:36 PM "Dennis C. via CnC-List" > wrote: > > Recently, my furler swivel got inadvertently hoisted to the masthead > (sans sail). Used a simple technique to retrieve it with having to go aloft. > > Fortunately, Touche's spinnaker halyard blocks are above the fore stay. > See: > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_sb5TfIENvseTdEWEFuYjlMVFU > > I clipped the middle of a long line in a spin halyard snap shackle, put > one end of the line over the fore stay and hoisted the line. The shackle > passed above the swivel, leaving an end of the line on either side of the > swivel. I grabbed the two ends and simply pulled the swivel down. > > If your wing halyards aren't above the forestay, it would probably be > possible to use this technique and flip one end of the line over the swivel > once it's hoisted. > > Saves a trip up the mast. > > Dennis C. > ___ > > 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
Re: Stus-List Recovering a hoisted furler swivel
Very cool, I will remember this Bill Walker CnC 36 Pentwater, Mi. Sent from AOL Mobile Mail On Saturday, June 2, 2018 Dennis C. via CnC-List wrote: Recently, my furler swivel got inadvertently hoisted to the masthead (sans sail). Used a simple technique to retrieve it with having to go aloft. Fortunately, Touche's spinnaker halyard blocks are above the fore stay. See: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_sb5TfIENvseTdEWEFuYjlMVFU I clipped the middle of a long line in a spin halyard snap shackle, put one end of the line over the fore stay and hoisted the line. The shackle passed above the swivel, leaving an end of the line on either side of the swivel. I grabbed the two ends and simply pulled the swivel down. If your wing halyards aren't above the forestay, it would probably be possible to use this technique and flip one end of the line over the swivel once it's hoisted. Saves a trip up the mast. Dennis C. ___ 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
Re: Stus-List Recovering a hoisted furler swivel
I had that happen to me last year when the webbing at the top of my genoa broke while under sail, leaving the swivel at the top. I made a grappling hook from a coat hanger, taped it to the spin halyard shackle, and sent it up with a light retrieval line on it. Amazed myself and got it first try. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 2 June 2018 at 14:34, William Walker via CnC-List wrote: > Very cool, I will remember this > Bill Walker > CnC 36 > Pentwater, Mi. > > Sent from AOL Mobile Mail > -- > On Saturday, June 2, 2018 Dennis C. via CnC-List > wrote: > Recently, my furler swivel got inadvertently hoisted to the masthead (sans > sail). Used a simple technique to retrieve it with having to go aloft. > > Fortunately, Touche's spinnaker halyard blocks are above the fore stay. > See: > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_sb5TfIENvseTdEWEFuYjlMVFU > > I clipped the middle of a long line in a spin halyard snap shackle, put > one end of the line over the fore stay and hoisted the line. The shackle > passed above the swivel, leaving an end of the line on either side of the > swivel. I grabbed the two ends and simply pulled the swivel down. > > If your wing halyards aren't above the forestay, it would probably be > possible to use this technique and flip one end of the line over the swivel > once it's hoisted. > > Saves a trip up the mast. > > Dennis C. > ___ > > 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 > > > ___ 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
