Re: CDI Furler wrapping jib halyard

Bill Combs (ttursine@gnt.net)
Mon, 17 May 1999 23:02:46 -0500

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> If you attach the halyard to the bow pulpit to raise the mast it should
> clear the furling gear completely while attaching it to the chainplate...

Mount the upper block at the masthead for use as a spinnaker halyard.
When the halyard is attached to the bow pulpit to assist in raising
the mast, leave it there. The spinnaker halyard then serves as a
"backup" headstay, eliminating one of the last
single-points-of-failure in the rig. The small additional windage is
usually negligible.

Regards,

Bill Combs
WWP 19 #439 (Aug 1987) "Ursa Minor"
Fort Walton Beach FL
ttursine@gnt.net