So true Joel, so true. On Dec 12, 2017 12:48 PM, "Joel Aronson via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Josh, Just need a $20,000 main! Joel On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Matthew, > > All the high tech low stretch line in the world can't make up for the > stretch in the sail. I suspect that this is the primary reason you'll > need to use the cunningham. I have a stay-set halyard for my spinnaker and > regularly use it for climbing the mast. It is noticeably stretchy whereas > the high tech line (crystalline) doesn't give what so ever. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > On Dec 12, 2017 10:05 AM, "Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List" < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > James: > > If you’re looking for general feedback, I’ll add my two cents. The > main halyard on my 42 was wire-to-rope and was led internally through an > exit box near the base of the mast. In my case, a winch on the deck near > the mast was used for the main. A few years ago we were heading out for a > race in about 20-25 knots of breeze, started to raise the main, and the > exit box ripped out of the mast. Something about that 90 degree angle > results in a lot of force. We made a semi-permanent repair that got us > through the season. At the end of the season, I decided to do several > things: 1) instead of using the old configuration, I eliminated the exit > box and started using a mast-mounted winch that was already on the mast but > wasn’t being used for anything (which I found curious); 2) a short distance > above the winch, I installed a mast exit plate so the halyard would stay > internal; and 3) I replaced the wire-to-rope halyard with a low-stretch New > England rope. I forget the name, but it was more high tech than Sta-Set. > I like the new configuration, although someone needs to raise the halyard > at the mast (which is no different than it was before but may be a drawback > for shorthanded sailors). The only issue I have is that the high-tech line > is not as low-stretch as manufacturer claims, and I use the Cunningham more > than I care to as the wind picks up. That said, the run from the winch to > the top of the mast is over 50 feet, so some stretch is to be expected. > When the current halyard is retired, I will replace it with something that > is really low stretch, and may possibly go back to wire-to-rope. > > MLW > > *From:* Jim via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Monday, December 11, 2017 10:05 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* j...@mymts.net > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List new haylards > > Neil > If you > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551 <(301)%20541-8551> _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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