Hi Joel,
I bet that second line was for a "flattening
reef", popular in the late 80s. An improvement
after North Sail's zipper footed main didn't work
out for very long (or was the zipper foot after.. I can't remember now).
A zipper foot?
Really, I still have an old North mainsail no
longer in use with a zipper along the length of
the foot and used to flatten the main.
Anyhow, the cunnigham comes on first. Next, when
more draught needs to come out of the main, the
cunnigham tack & flattening reef cringles come
down to the boom (with the required halyard adjustment)..
Then we're on to regular reefing.
Speed wise these days, with the improvement of
mainsail design and materials, we go from full on cunnigham to first reef.
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35-1
At 12:47 PM 01/01/2013, you wrote:
Happy New Year!
I went to the boat today. It turns out I have a
second wire and rope line that runs through
internal blocks and out the front of the
boom. That line is long enough to run back to
the clutches. No idea how I ended up with 2
outhauls and 2 reefing lines! The line looks to
be in decent shape so I'll run back to the
cockpit and ignore the line I've been using.
Joel
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On Dec 30, 2012, at 2:47 PM, Don Wagner
<<mailto:donwag...@comcast.net>donwag...@comcast.net> wrote:
My ouuthaul and reef lines all run internally
within the boom. No cheek blocks or other stuff
mounted on the outside of the boom, especially on the sides !!!.
I think of it as a safety feature. note that on
an accidental jibe or any situation where a
crew might get hit in the head with the boom, a
clean boom will only give them a knot/
headache/ etc. A boom with cheek blocks, etc
will probably draw lots of blood and more.
Keep the boom clean, if you can
Don Wagner
C&C 41CB
Der Baron
West River MD
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From: <mailto:captain_j...@cox.net>Jake Brodersen
To: <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Outhaul
Joel,
My outhaul runs to a small winch on the cabin
top. I have 5/16 line on there now, although
3/8 would work just fine too. The loads
arent too heavy and stretch really isnt an
issue. Neither is pulling the line in by hand,
as we always use the winch. No blocks in the
boom either. With a 4:1 or 5:1 in the boom,
the loads might be light enough to use a cam
cleat on the cabin top instead. Just a thought
Jake
Jake Brodersen
C&C 35 Mk-III
Midnight Mistress
Hampton VA
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On Behalf Of Joel Aronson
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 2:25 PM
To: <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Stus-List Outhaul
While my teak is bleaching in the garage, I need some advice on my outhaul.
It currently runs to the front of the boom
through 2 sheaves back into the boom and exits
the bottom of the boom between the vang and
mainsheet where there is a cam cleat. When I
replace my clutches I could run it to the base
of the mast, through the new line organizer to the clutch.
It is the original wire and rope line. I plan
to replace it with 3/8 StaySet.
Suggestions?
--
Joel
301 541 8551
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