Its nice to have a bit of knowledge before hand and again you guys are spot on. Somehow the wire on my halyard jumped the track on the sheave and jammed itself making it impossible to reef the jib. My rigger also gave me a halyard restrainer and made few other adjustments. Hopefully I wont have that problem again anytime soon. Thanks Again. Sharon
On Oct 30, 2009, at 12:23 AM, Phil Agur wrote: > Sharon, > > As Don says, it sounds like a halyard wrap up top. Here's a link to > a photo > of our halyard restrainer. > > http://tiny.cc/eFTn2 > > If you have a spinnaker halyard you also need to pay attention to > how that > unused spinnaker halyard is routed down to where it is belayed. If I'm > careless with how I tie it off the spinnaker halyard can wrap up as > well. > Normally I'll make the block flip over so it is being lead off the > backside > of the block when I tie off to the mast and that's enough to keep > it from > mischievous. > > Oh, one other thing to watch for. If you have a sail with a short > hoist, > like our storm jib, then it is important to rig a line between the > head and > double swivel so the double swivel can ride near the top of the > extrusion. > This minimizes the amount of exposed furler extrusion subject to a > halyard > wrap. > > Phil Agur > <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip > C270 LE #184 MMSI 366901790 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Don > Burnett > Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 9:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IC27A] Harken MKII > > Wrap up top? Do you have/need halyard restrainer? What is angle btw > halyard and forestay? Ck Harken installation specs. > > Don #4855 > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 30, 2009, at 0:05, "sharon_speller" <unclesharon@ > <mailto:unclesharon%40earthlink.net> earthlink.net> > wrote: > > > Sorry if this question is a repeat. Reefing my jib today and the > > line would not come out of the drum. I looked inside and couldn't > > see any hang-ups. Now with it flapping in the wind I tried to drop > > the sail to the deck and it would not budge. The sail should ride on > > the halyard swivel and slide down the foil.........right ? If its > > stuck on the masthead would that make it not reef? Any thoughts? > > Thanks in advance. > > Sharon > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
