I foolproof solution is to wrap and secure a sail tie around the furled genny. Then it doesn’t matter what’s going on at the back of the boat.
From: Shawn Wright via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 9:33 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Shawn Wright Subject: Re: Stus-List Spreader Bracket All this talk has my thinking I should double up on my furler lines. I tie a quick loop knot around the final blocks mounted at the cockpit so I can just pull the loop to release them. The line is also flaked and hung from the stern rain, but that's probably not going to save me should the knot come free. I also do two wraps of the sheets around the furler. I think I'll add a more secure knot at the final block to be safe. -- Shawn Wright [email protected] S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 5:34 PM Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: Tom: I don’t know the vintage of your 36, but I’ll bet it’s close to my previous 34. They were similar boats. One morning, I got a call from the dockmaster where I kept my 34. The boat reportedly tried to sail out of the slip by itself in a heavy breeze. I later discovered that my then-young children had un-cleated the roller furler line while playing with the winch. The sail unfurled in the breeze, and at some point the genny sheet wrapped around a lower shroud and ripped it out of the mast. I had to replace the shroud (rod rigging) and also have the mast repaired (welded) just below the spreader bracket. Your issue is obviously different, but in my case South Shore Yachts was very helpful. They also had a direct replacement for a gooseneck fitting that broke. I suggest calling them. Robert MacLachlan South Shore Yachts 905-468-4340 office 905-658-8454 cell P.S. Much more careful about securing the roller furler when I leave the boat these days. From: Tom Alessi via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 4:45 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Tom Alessi Subject: Stus-List Spreader Bracket Went to check up on my boat the other day and found that my lower port spreader bracket had been pulled off the mast, but still attached to spreader. Seems a nearby sailboat owner had not removed the jib and it came unfurled during a storm and caught hold of the spreader boot. I can only imagine it violently shaking my spreader and rig. With the bracket partially off I can see a hole in the mast. - Is that some kind of access opening behind the bracket? Or is it worse than that? I'm buried in the yard and the mast won't be down till spring. -If the bracket or spreader is destroyed, does anyone know of a source for replacements? - Boat owner or Boatyard responsible? Appreciate any info. Tom Alessi Andiamo C&C 36 646-283-1580 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ 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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