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[hcreech at comcast.net]

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From: Scott Thompson <sthompson at toad.net>
> You need to carefully check the lead angle.  The lead should be 
> perpendicular to the drum and straight into the middle while you are 
> unfurling the sail.  You need to check it in actual use, not just 
> sitting at the dock.  Most likely you need to move the last block lower 
> still, or further forward, or both.  Where is yours attached?  In 
> looking at various pictures on the web site, it appears that there is 
> not necessarily any uniformity in how dealers or owners have set up the 
> furler turning blocks.
> 
> One general trick for "piling up" that I haven't tried, but that has 
> been suggested to me, is to remove the core from the first part of the 
> furling line that sits on the drum.  This part of the line shouldn't 
> come into play except when the sail is completely furled so that you are 
> only winding the jib sheet around the furled sail, so it doesn't have to 
> be as strong.  When the sail is deployed it is covered by many turns of 
> line that take most of the load.  By removing the core you can get those 
> first turns on the drum to lie flatter, leaving more room for the rest 
> of the line.  Of course this will not solve your problem if the issue is 
> piling at the top of the drum rather than piling up more generally.
> 
> If I were to try this trick, I would taper the core so that I didn't end 
> up with a hard spot in the line at the transition, and I would stitch 
> through the transitional area to keep the end of the core in place 
> inside the cover.)
> 
> Scott Thompson
> 
> 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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I tried the block at every conceivable angle.  How do you strip the core from the first 20'?

Thanks,
Herb Creech
Cloud Chaser #606