Long, long time ago I hooked up a line on one of the reefing hooks on the boom to the crinkle on the head plate and down to the base of the mast to the cockpit, it worked like a dream every time (almost). Some times when the man came down faster than the line, it would jam but still the main came down no problem. I just had to go forward and undo the knot.that was tangled up on the other side. Yanni Marinated S/V Princess Thalia Hamilton-Fifty Point @H3 www.yannismarine.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Haefele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] About to install sail track.
> Does anyone ever rig a line to pull the sail down with? I have a future > project to bring all lines to the cockpit, was wondering if such a line > might be a good idea. Then again, what lubricant should I try on Antal > slides? > Lee Haefele > Leopard 38 cat Alesto 2 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 7:20 AM > Subject: [Liveaboard] About to install sail track. > > >> On a more serious note, I'm about to order the Tide Marine version of >> the sail track. My boom is about 5 feet off the deck. When the main >> comes down, I have to climb up on something, usually the winches, to >> help drag the sail down. It still has the old slugs in a slot in the >> mast and no amount of lubricant will make it fall naturally. Now that >> I've achieved the ripe old age of 63, I'm not as nimble as I once was >> and balancing on a couple of round objects that move while hanging on >> for dear life and dragging down a balky canvas on a bouncing boat isn't >> as much fun as it once was. >> >> Since my financial advisor told me if I continued my thrifty ways, I'd >> be leaving my heirs a bundle of money, since we are DINKs, I decided to >> try to solve that problem. >> >> I'm looking at the Tide Marine version. I wonder if anyone would care >> to comment on my choice, pro or con. They look like they've been at it >> for a while now. I have someone lined up to install the cars but I'll >> probably have to take the boat to Ft Lauderdale to find someone to help >> me assemble the bloody mess. >> >> Later, >> Jim >> S/V Wind Angel, St. Simons Isle. Georgia. >> _______________________________________________ >> Liveaboard mailing list >> [email protected] >> To adjust your membership settings over the web >> http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >> To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ >> >> To search the archives >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12/1097 - Release Date: >> 10/28/2007 1:58 PM >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.14/1100 - Release Date: > 30/10/2007 6:26 PM > > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
