[C320-list] Official function of the cabin top tracks

[Gene Helfman]

Ditto on desire for sage advice on those blocks.  We just (last week)
bought Satori (#398, 1997) and brought her up from south Puget Sound to her
new home port of Lopez Island.  Among the many mysteries on this beautiful
vessel are those blocks and tracks.  A neighbor suggested they were ideally
situated for sheeting down a storm jib, or maybe a  staysail if the boat
were set up as a cutter.  They do serve well as tie-offs for main and
spinnaker halyards.

many thanks; we've been on the list serve for a year while trying to find a
boat and found the exchanges ideal for knowing problems to look for (Satori
has few).

gene and judy

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Gary Magnuson
<gary.magnuson at frontier.com>wrote:

>
> At the risk of baring my sole, and admitting my ignorance, but how I
> should be using the cabin top adjustable tracks on either side of the mast.
>   So far they work well to secure the halyards when looped around the upper
> spreaders to keep my marina slip mates happy when the wind blows at sleepy
> time......   Surely there is a better function that perhaps enhances
> performance.....?
>
> Snickering is allowed as long as sage advice follows..........
>
>
> Thanks,
> Gary Magnuson
> Time A Weigh
> 320#205
>
>
>


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