Re: Main furling

Gordon (hlg@pacbell.net)
Sat, 24 Apr 1999 08:49:25 -0700


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
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I use the same bungee furling arrangement on my P14.

And, Rye, keep those eyebrows trimmed!

Harry Gordon
P14 #234, Manatee
Mountain View, CA

>Rye,
>
>I found that when I drop the main I find it easier to
>bundle the sail to the boom from aft to forward (that's
>tiller end to pointed end <g>) and secure as you go
>forward. I installed eye bolts in the boom and small
>cleats opposite (staggered between the eyebolts) and
>installed a bunge thru the eyebolts. Then I can reach
>across the furled sail and bring the bunge over and hook
>it and then move forward.
>
>When you are out on that section of the Potomoac make sure
>you don't have anything on deck that looks like a
>bazooka. <BG>
>
>Tee
>
>Rye Gewalt wrote:
>>
>> I am having trouble with the stays when I try to furl my mainsail to the
>> boom. Does one have to remove the stays from the sail do a good job of
>> furling or am I just getting impatient. I have a 19' short rig, so
>> maybe it is a unique problem, but I always wind up with one or two stays
>> poking out in odd directions.
>>
>> Was out on the Potomac, which is the approach to Washington DC National
>> airport, yesterday. The NATO ministers are all coming to DC over the
>> weekend, security is high, and the river was swarming with helicopters
>> looking for terrorists with stinger missiles. I had a big army
>> helicopter stop, hover, and check me out to make sure I had two eyebrows
>> --- terrorists tend to have only one big bushy eyebrow across their
>> entire forehead. He quickly waved and flew away when he saw I was just
>> a doddering old fart trying to sail with no wind.
>>
>> Regards
>> Rye
>> Grace II '90 HMS 19 short rig