[C320-list] Main Sail Mast Furler

[stepkap]

Dave,
I also noted that you said the piston of the rigid vang.  I'm not sure
whether my vang is a Selden but I do know it is spring driven as I replaced
the spring this year hoping to get more cockpit clearance after furling the
Main on the return to the docks.  Is the Selden hydraulic or spring
actuated?

Steve  

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Steve,

To lift the boom, we relax the rigid boom vang control line.  Our Seldon
rigid boom vang has enough uplift from its internal piston to raise the
boom.  However, our boat also has a topping lift, so I can use that if I
need to.  It is just that the boom vang provides enough lift to raise the
boom.  Our topping lift control line is led aft to the cockpit through a
bank of rope clutches. 

Dave

Dave Swanson
S/V Emily Ann
2007 C320 MK II, No. 1107
Mukilteo, Washington


> On Aug 8, 2015, at 4:54 PM, stepkap <stepkap at pacbell.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi David,
> Thanks for the response. I assume you lift the boom using the topping
lift.
> Have you led the topping lift back to the cockpit?  
> Steve
> 
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> This is exactly the same behavior with our Selden In-Mast Furler.  We 
> raise the boom up a bit and the sail furls with ease.  We never use a 
> winch to furl.
> 
> Dave
> 
> David Swanson
> S/V Emily Ann
> 2007 C320 MK II, No. 1107
> Mukilteo, WA
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>> On Aug 8, 2015, at 2:43 PM, John Frost <john at frostnet.net> wrote:
>> 
>> On our Seldon rig letting the boom end up a couple of feet makes all 
>> the
> difference when stowing.  I assume that lets the sail foot "candy 
> cane" and not wrap over itself.
>> Furling and deploying hardly need a winch
>> 
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