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[John Van Vessem]

You should also insure that your last turning block is as close to the furling drum as possible and positioned in the middle of the drum.
   
  John(Sojourn645)

Chris Burti <cburti at yahoo.com> wrote:
  I don't know what the cause is. Mine started to be a
problem as the old line inevitably got fatter with
age.

Layline can make up these lines for you either way for
a reasonable price. That is where I got the
idea...they make them for light air and dinghy
spinaker sheets.

--- hcreech at comcast.net wrote:

> 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?
> 
> 
> -------------- Original message
> ----------------------
> From: Chris Burti 
> > 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
> > "Commitment"
> > Catalina 320, #867, 
> > Farmville, NC
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John Van Vessem
Sojourn 645
Vallejo Yacht Club