I see no issue with using the main halyard to support the boom when the main sail is down. Sailed on lots of boats that do exactly that.
Touche's topping lift is wire. I've just been to lazy to change it to a high tech line. I rigged a couple of fiddle blocks on the end for adjusting the height of the boom. Several marina friends asked me to duplicate the arrangement for their boats. I use a Harken 244 and 245 with V-cleat and a spring clip. Makes it easy to remove and carry forward. I have a loop of line on the mast to which the topping lift gets clipped. The adjusting line is then used to pull it tight. Dennis C. On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 6:59 AM, William Walker via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Dennis, I too have garhauer rigid and it was the first upgrade made to my > boat. Wouldn't be without it. > Do you see any downside to using the main halyard as topping lift when > sails down ? Done this for years without adverse effects that I can see. > I removed topping lift. > Bill Walker > CnC 36 > > > > Sent from AOL Mobile Mail > ------------------------------ > On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Dennis C. via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > A main topping lift serves two primary purposes: 1) opening the top of the > main to create more twist and 2) holding the boom up when the mainsail is > not hoisted. > > In my opinion, the former is more suited to a rigid boom vang or > boomkicker. If either are properly installed, they should raise the boom > enough to twist off the main. > > The big advantage of a rigid vang or boomkicker is that it will allow you > to detach the topping lift and move it forward to the mast while sailing. > > Why? To prevent damage to your mainsail. Topping lifts, in particular, > wire topping lifts, will abrade the stitching near the leech of your main. > In severe cases, you might eject a batten as the stitching in a batten > pocket gives out. Rope topping lifts don't abrade nearly as much but they > will, over time, cause damage to the stitching. > > We never sail Touche' with the topping lift attached to the boom. It is > always detached from the boom and carried forward to the mast. We have a > Garhauer rigid boom vang. > > On Touche' the topping lift is only used to stabilize the boom when the > mainsail is not hoisted. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > _______________________________________________ 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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