[C320-list] Fore Stay Furling Gear

[Pat Moriarty]

Note I said move becket forward.

At 07:36 AM 5/5/2006, you wrote:
>It can be a very bad idea to leave slack in the furling line since this
>could let the sail start to unfurl in high winds.  And once it starts to
>unfurl in a breeze, major damage can follow.  A boat in Annapolis
>suffered major damage in a microburst via this mechanism not too long
>ago.  It was out of the water and blew over on its side.  If you leave
>slack in the furling line it's very important that you secure the sail
>some other way so it can't unfurl at all.
>
>I'm thinking that the main problem with switching the lead to the
>starboard side is that the furling line will then cross the anchor rode.
>   I wouldn't want to get those tangled even a little bit.  I saw a
>Catalina (can't recall which model) at the Annapolis Boat show a few
>years ago that had the furling line make two 90 degree bends immediately
>aft of the anchor locker to route it to the starboard side of the
>deckhouse without crossing the Anchor.  Both bends were led through
>fairleads only, with no turning blocks.  Why Catalina did this, I don't
>know, but it seemed like an incredibly bad idea to add all of that
>friction in a critical, high load control line.  Plus it created a
>tripping hazard on the foredeck.  I'm far more worried about tripping
>hazards while I am sailing than ones I have to worry about only at the dock.
>
>
>Pat Moriarty wrote:
> > Sounds good to switch but you will have the sail cover on the wrong
> > side of the sail. You can do like I did and move the becket to the
> > stanchion in front of the walk thru then let the loose line hang over
> > the side a little out of tripping range.
> >
> > Pat #130
> >
> > At 09:53 AM 5/4/2006, you wrote:
> >> 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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