Barbara, You may want to give some thought about going up the mast when the boat is on jack stands. Most yards that I know of strictly forbid it.
Dave C&C 37 Sent from my iPad > On Oct 21, 2016, at 20:48, Barbara L. Hickson via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > My boat's on the hard prefacing a Matthew haulout. While she's out, she's > due for some bottom work and thruhull replacement. I'm going to replace the > main and jib halyard sheaves at the masthead while she's out of the water, > and while I know it's easier to replace them with the mast stepped, that's > not going to happen this time around. That being said, can anyone here help > inform me as to what I have to do to get the sheaves out once I'm up the > mast? Can't find any good info online about this procedure for a 33-1. I > have seen that there are pins that look like rivets on one side of the mast > that hold the sheaves in place. If I can get the pins out with a > punch/chisel and don't lose the sheaves inside the mast, what else do I need > to think about? I have spare halyards to go aloft so there wont' be tension > on said main and jib halyards. What tools do I need? Thought I would block > the holes in the sheave block to keep them from falling down inside the mast. > Any thoughts much appreciated. > > Barbara Hickson > "Flight Risk" C&C 33-1 > Charleston, SC > > ------------------------------ > > > > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated! > > > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20161013/0606d197/attachment-0001.html> > > > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 10:43:37 -0400 > From: Steve Thomas <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List Mainsail replacement considerations > Message-ID: <20161013104337.XLJQJ.5573.root@toroondcmxzfep02> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > You should talk to Doyle Boston Sailmakers in Sarnia. They have done a lot of > work for me over the years, including re-cutting and re-sizing, as well as a > brand new Dacron genoa. Not the cheapest option for new sails, but they are > the go-to guys for the racers around here and they just might be able to > breathe some new life into your baffed out old main. Full battens in a main > can work wonders in light air. Or they might not, but they will tell you if > you take the sail there. They are located close to the Bluewater Bridge and > the Sarnia Yacht Club. > > Steve Thomas > C&C27 MKIII > Port Stanley, ON > > ---- Dave S via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > Just received the results from the fall check-up and the local sail > loft has diagnosed Windstar's ('85 33-2) mainsail as "beyond > expired". Cue the Monty Python... > > The current main has two sets of reef points, (cringle at the leech and and > ring-on-webbing-straps at the luff.) > No telltales other than streamers off the leech. > IIRC there may be a leech line. > 4 partial battens battens. > There are two cringles at the clew, one above the other, and what I believe > is called a "shelf" of lighter weight cloth along the foot. Have never > used this out of ignorance, but perhaps I should. > it has a rope foot, slides on the luff. > > I will have Rolly Tasker in Thailand quote, as well as UK sails here in > Toronto. > > > I value the 33-2's performance but most of my sailing is recreational > sailing here on Lake Ontario. Would like to distance race but not looking > to be ultra-competitive at the top level. Don't want to buy another > Main for this boat in the next decade. > > Any thoughts or recommendations on a replacement, or comments on sail > lofts? Many thanks! > > Dave > Windstar 33-2 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 10:59:23 -0400 > From: "Martin Kane" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Mainsail replacement considerations > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dave > > Check out Precision Sails in Victoria BC. They have a great on-line site. > Sails are made Asia somewhere but inspected and shipped from BC. I got a 135 > and asym from them this year. Very happy with the product and price. > > > > Martin > > C&C 29-2 Recalculating > > MCC Toronto > > > > From: Dave S [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 8:56 AM > To: C&c Stus List <[email protected]> > Subject: Stus-List Mainsail replacement considerations > > > > Just received the results from the fall check-up and the local sail loft has > diagnosed Windstar's ('85 33-2) mainsail as "beyond expired". Cue the Monty > Python... > > > > The current main has two sets of reef points, (cringle at the leech and and > ring-on-webbing-straps at the luff.) > > No telltales other than streamers off the leech. > > IIRC there may be a leech line. > > 4 partial battens battens. > > There are two cringles at the clew, one above the other, and what I believe > is called a "shelf" of lighter weight cloth along the foot. Have never used > this out of ignorance, but perhaps I should. > > it has a rope foot, slides on the luff. > > > > I will have Rolly Tasker in Thailand quote, as well as UK sails here in > Toronto. > > > > > > I value the 33-2's performance but most of my sailing is recreational sailing > here on Lake Ontario. Would like to distance race but not looking to be > ultra-competitive at the top level. Don't want to buy another Main for > this boat in the next decade. > > > > Any thoughts or recommendations on a replacement, or comments on sail lofts? > Many thanks! > > > > Dave > > Windstar 33-2 > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20161013/433cd5cc/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 11:09:01 -0400 > From: Danny Haughey <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List Mainsail replacement considerations > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; Format="flowed" > > that's where I got my head sail this year. > > Danny > > > On 10/13/2016 10:59 AM, Martin Kane via CnC-List wrote: > > > > Dave > > > > Check out Precision Sails in Victoria BC. They have a great on-line > > site. Sails are made Asia somewhere but inspected and shipped from > > BC. I got a 135 and asym from them this year. Very happy with the > > product and price. > > > > Martin > > > > C&C 29-2 Recalculating > > > > MCC Toronto > > > > *From:*Dave S [mailto:[email protected]] > > *Sent:* Thursday, October 13, 2016 8:56 AM > > *To:* C&c Stus List <[email protected]> > > *Subject:* Stus-List Mainsail replacement considerations > > > > Just received the results from the fall check-up and the local sail > > loft has diagnosed Windstar's ('85 33-2) mainsail as "beyond > > expired". Cue the Monty Python... > > > > The current main has two sets of reef points, (cringle at the leech > > and and ring-on-webbing-straps at the luff.) > > > > No telltales other than streamers off the leech. > > > > IIRC there may be a leech line. > > > > 4 partial battens battens. > > > > There are two cringles at the clew, one above the other, and what I > > believe is called a "shelf" of lighter weight cloth along the foot. > > Have never used this out of ignorance, but perhaps I should. > > > > it has a rope foot, slides on the luff. > > > > I will have Rolly Tasker in Thailand quote, as well as UK sails here > > in Toronto. > > > > I value the 33-2's performance but most of my sailing is recreational > > sailing here on Lake Ontario. Would like to distance race but > > not looking to be ultra-competitive at the top level. Don't want > > to buy another Main for this boat in the next decade. > > > > Any thoughts or recommendations on a replacement, or comments on sail > > lofts? 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