Maybe you can learn from my mistakes? I had some sail raising issues when I got my boat 12 years ago. The boat had sat for sale for two years and the sails had a rope luff. I would strain to raise the sail and need the winch and afterwards I'd be in a sweat and almost breathless. I worried I wasn't up to mastering such a large boat and thought I might be over my head. I added slides to the mainsail but it was still a struggle. The line pulled through the blocks easily until it came under load. I checked the sheaves at the deck organizers by moving them with my fingers and found them frozen, and two mast collar blocks crossed up. When the halyard went slack it's block fell under the next block, and when tension lifted the block off the deck, it would fetch up underneath the cheek of the next block and caused a lot of friction. I managed to free up the sheaves of the organizer and lubed those. I moved the main's block so it was clear of the other blocks and saw an amazing night and day difference. Also, the blocks at the mast collar may not all be the same size. The two biggest and best blocks should be reserved for the halyards. Another tip to reduce friction is to route the jib and main halyards through the clutch with the fairest lead to the right side of the winch drum. The other lines don't carry as much load, so their lead is less critical. Now my sails go up and down without the winch, and adding a little tension with the winch is easier too.
Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md ----- Original Message ----- From: "dwight veinot via CnC-List" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: "dwight" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2015 8:54:53 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Main sail slides I find that my mainsail goes up really easy if the halyard is pumped at the mast...it's all the blocks leading the halyard to the cockpit that causes mine to be a hard pull... Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS [email protected] On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 6:37 PM, Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List < [email protected] > wrote: That makes a big difference. Each year my kids go up the mast, clean out critters from the winter, and dry lube the track. What a difference! The lube also seems to discourage critters (mostly spiders) from building in the track. Ron Wild Cheri C&C 30-1 STL From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List < [email protected] > To: " [email protected] " < [email protected] > Cc: Joel Aronson < [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 3:30 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Main sail slides McLube on the slides on occasion makes a big difference. I don't need a wench but the admiral helps out! Joel _______________________________________________ Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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