[C320-list] MORSE CODE IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

[Barry Fahrer]

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119161604206850468.html
For all the Hams on the list or those who are interested in an fun article 
on a rainy day on Long Island.
BARRY --... ...--
TRANSIT C-320 # 126
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffrey Hare" <Catalina at thehares.com>
To: "'C320-List'" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:56 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Clanging in-mast furling after removing mainsailfor 
winter


> Hi,
>
> One way is to take a strip of carpet (roughly: ~20" x ~12" ?) looped 
> around
> the furler. Leave both ends sticking out the slot, tied or taped together.
>
> Push it ~15' or so up the mast using a pole or halyard.  Keep a downhaul
> line on it so you can pull
> it back down in the spring.  That should dampen the banging, but 
> experiment
> a little.
>
> -Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Richard Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:21 PM
> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Clanging in-mast furling after removing mainsail for
> winter
>
> Hi folks- This is my first winter with my in-mast furling 320.  By the 
> way,
> I love it!
>
> However, I recently took the mainsail off for winter storage and now the
> mast is making a loud clanging sound which seems to be the long spool that
> the sail usually wraps around inside the mast.  I would like to store the
> boat mast up...Is there anyway to reduce or eliminate this clanging?
>
> As I was driving home tonight I got to thinking that maybe I need to 
> attach
> a pilot line to the little puck-like disc that the head of the sail and 
> the
> halyard connect to and then raise the puck to the top of the mast with the
> pilot line hanging down so that I can retrieve it back down the mast in 
> the
> spring.  Does that make any sense?  Will it help?
>
> Thanks!
> Rich.
>
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