[C320-list] Fore Stay Furling Gear

[Allan Field]

Quentin - I use a Harken block with cam cleat attached to the aft port side
stanchion for rolling in the furling line.  A pix of this block is in the
Sea Shadow album on the C320 website.  What is not shown in the pix (and I
don't know why) is that once I furl, I push the furling line under the deck
cleat forward of the stanchion in order to keep it at deck level and prevent
tripping while getting on and off the boat.  If you still use this cleat
however to tie off the reefing line, then this solution won't help.

Allan S. Field
Sea Shadow - #808
Columbia, MD

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Subject: [C320-list] Fore Stay Furling Gear

This year (just launched) I dock to port (bow in).  I board the boat from a
dock finger into the cockpit on the port side and have a tripping hazard
which is a line for the furling gear.  It's only a matter of time before
someone goes into the lake when coming in docking.  Can the furling be
configured to the line can run to starboard instead of port?  Do I have to
replace the drum or is it reversible?

Quentin Murphy
Celtic Knot  #667


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