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[hcreech at comcast.net]

Chris,
Thanks! So your indicationg that it is more a function of the line size that stay tension?  Where would I find that specific line, or what kind if splice on the 1/4" line?


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From: Chris Burti <cburti at yahoo.com>
> Get 65 feet of high-tech low stretch line with the
> core stripped out of the forward 20'. Or, splice 20'
> of low stretch 1/4" line to a 3/8" tail.
> 
> --- hcreech at comcast.net wrote:
> 
> > I'm getting Cloud Chaser ready for her 8th season,
> > hard to believe.  it's also amazing how good she
> > looks for that period of time.
> > Last season I fougt with the roller furling line
> > piling at the top of the drum.  I tried everything,
> > called Sheaffer for suggestions. I lowered the block
> > all the way to the deck, adjusted headstay and
> > backstay tension. Although it did not eliminated the
> > problem it did get better, it piles up at the very
> > end if I'm careful to keep tension on the line. 
> > With no tension it piles up immediately.
> > My question is, what's the answer?  I think it is
> > headstay tension but I don't have a clue as to how
> > to judge the proper tension.  If anyone knows the
> > answer please share it with me, I don't want to go
> > through another year of experimentation.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Herb Creech
> > Cloud Chaser #606
> > 
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> Chris Burti
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> Farmville, NC
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Herb Creech
Cloud Chaser #606