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Re: Great sail on Saturday

by "Capt. JG" <jganz@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > May 7, 2008 at 01:50 PM

"Alan Gomes" <xxx@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:4821fdfc$0$30239$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Capt. JG wrote:
>> "Alan Gomes" <xxx@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
>> news:482126dc$0$5733$4c368faf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> Can't imagine they would catch the battens coming down. Our problem
was 
>>>> catching the battens going up.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Precisely. I often read of people who complain about the battens
hanging 
>>> when raising the sail. But that's why I installed mine so I could pull

>>> them to the mast, just because of the problem you have mentioned. I
only 
>>> deploy them for dropping the sail, which is when I need them anyway. I

>>> guess the issue with some setups is that they cannot be pulled forward

>>> to the mast and kept out of the way; they just stay up all the time.
>>>
>>> --AG
>>
>> Ah... ok. Made me nervous. LOL This is the reason why I chose the other

>> system... yet more stuff to do. Do you have help or do you single hand?
>>
> I usually single hand. Sometimes even with non-sailing guests it amounts

> to the same thing. :-)
>
> It is true that I have to go to the mast to release the jacks before 
> dropping the sail. Takes less than 30 seconds. But it really does help 
> with flaking the sail, and actually keeps it secure enough so I could 
> dispense with sail ties until I get into the dock. But typically I put
on 
> a few ties to hold it and then pretty it up when I'm back at the dock, 
> before I put on the sail cover. So while not perfect it is definitely a 
> net positive.
>
> Alan Gomes


Yeah, I pretty much do the same thing with the dutchman. I pop the
halyard, 
give a couple of tugs to get the mail all the way down, then one tie with 
the halyard captured underneath it. On the way back to the cockpit, I flip

the clew end of the main onto the boom, and it pretty much stays. If the 
wind is really up, then I'll put another tie on near the leach.


-- 
"j" ganz @[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 




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Great sail on Saturday
"Capt. JG" <  2008-05-04 10:59:34 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
"Capt. JG" <  2008-05-04 11:04:17 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
salty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-05-04 19:06:03 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
"Capt. JG" <  2008-05-04 19:11:35 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
salty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-05-05 06:18:30 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
richardcasady@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-05 13:16:20 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
salty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-05-05 10:31:00 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
Martin Baxter <baxter-  2008-05-05 11:32:56 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
richardcasady@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-05 20:32:38 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
Jere Lull <jerelull@[E  2008-05-06 11:19:09 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
"Capt. JG" <  2008-05-05 09:11:27 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
Claus Frørup <Claus@[E  2008-05-06 01:08:06 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
salty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-05-06 10:57:59 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
Dave <Dave@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-06 11:10:01 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
salty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-05-06 12:20:10 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
Dave <Dave@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-06 11:34:05 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
salty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-05-06 12:47:11 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
"Capt. JG" <  2008-05-06 09:48:22 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
Alan Gomes <xxx@[EMAIL  2008-05-06 11:21:12 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
"Capt. JG" <  2008-05-06 12:09:14 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
Alan Gomes <xxx@[EMAIL  2008-05-06 20:49:51 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
"Capt. JG" <  2008-05-06 21:53:38 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
Alan Gomes <xxx@[EMAIL  2008-05-07 12:07:44 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
"Capt. JG" <  2008-05-07 13:50:15 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
Alan Gomes <xxx@[EMAIL  2008-05-07 17:48:52 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
"Capt. JG" <  2008-05-07 18:27:07 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
Gordon <gazuum@[EMAIL   2008-05-07 18:29:27 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
"tsmwebb@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-04 17:40:58 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
"Capt. JG" <  2008-05-04 19:13:33 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
"tsmwebb@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-04 19:26:37 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
dougking888@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-05-05 05:46:06 
Re: Great sail on Saturday
"Capt. JG" <  2008-05-05 09:16:04 

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