I have all lines running aft from the mast over top of my pilothouse, main halyard, jiffy reef halyard and a main downline that runs from the maintop downwards. It definitely helps to bring down the main fully and quickly singlehanded from the cockpit. I kinda look at it a insurance in case of a ripped mainsail or jammed slugs.
Craig Poole Nimble Kodiak Yawl Havre de Grace, Md. On Oct 31, 2007, at 1:07 PM, Lee Haefele wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
