Thanks Dave. How many rollers do you have installed on each shroud?
And about how high on the shroud are they?
Jeff Sheler
s/v Windsome
C27TR #6594
Hampton, VA
At 08:39 PM 12/30/2006, you wrote:
Hi Jeff,
I\ve always used rigging rollers on my boats to protect the sailes
and sheets from chafing on the shrouds. These are wood, well
varnished which wears from the wear and mounted on the two leading
shrouds each side (you don't need them on the aft shroud). I last
obtained these from Defender. They do work well, however they ride
on flat plastic discs and occasionally these disks give out or
disappear. I replace them when that happens with cut fender
washers that seem to work well.
I hope this helps!
Dave Hoy
WYANOKEE #6295
Camden, Maine
Jeffery L. Sheler wrote:
I'm thinking of installing shroud covers to protect my new dacron
150 Genny from chafing. My rigger, whose judgment I have no reason
to doubt, says he's not a believer in shroud covers and recommends
instead those wheel thingies (I forgot what they're called) that
allow the sail to roll past the shrouds, but I'm thinking one would
have to install several of them along each shroud in order to keep
the sail from coming into contact with the shrouds. Has anyone had
experience with either of these approaches and can you tell me
which is preferred? Thanks.
Jeff Sheler
s/v Windsome
C27TR #6594
Hampton, VA
