Re: Trailering with the CDI furler question
Eric Pederson (eric@winternet.com)
Mon, 30 Nov 1998 09:47:48 -0600 (CST)
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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It has been rumored that Jim Tietjen said:
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> I made 4 velcro straps (glued fuzzy side back-to-back with hook side) long
> enough to wrap around the mast and the CDI with furled lapper (about 12
> inches). After I lower the mast I reconnect the furler drum to the bow
> plate and attach the first velcro band over the middle of the forward hatch.
> Then about every 4 feet or so I collect sail, lines, and shrouds and bundle
> them to the mast with the remaining straps. Finally I put the top end of
> the foil into the mast crutch underneath the mast, and head for home. BTW,
> I snap the mainsheet to the mast at the foil shackle and cleat it tight
> enough to secure the mast to the boat for hiway speeds.
I do pretty much the same thing, although I use six velcro wraps and start
at the top of the foil, pulling shrouds against the mast as I move forward.
I don't reconnect the furler drum to the chainplate; I velcro wrap it to
the mast.
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Eric L. Pederson
P-19 #970, Necessity
Bloomington, MN