Re: Slugs and Sailing, what about a feeder?
bill payne (bilpayne@gte.net)
Tue, 25 May 1999 11:58:21 -0800
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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I was contemplating
>was adding a bolt rope feeder to the mast. These devices consist
>of a two small stainless steal arms with rolling balls on the ends. They
>look like they would do a good job of coaxing the bolt rope into the slot,
>a job that I have to do with my fingers at this point. I think I will try
>this, but would like to hear of anyone who might have tried this method in
>the past.
I used a feeder on the Catch 22 before I put slugs on. This was an older
sail. Frequently the sail tended to get pinched into the rollers as the
sail was raised and cause the whole thing to bind. Two options at that
point reverse the process (pull the sail down and retrack) or work the sail
out through the rollers and possible/probably rip the sail. Slugs were a
pleasure. So I put slugs on the Potter and they worked well on the
backyard trials and the Lake Perris test. I think they will be an asset
when reefing time comes. But I did not put a reefing hook on the boom, I
plan to cleat the reef point to the mast (similar to the setup on the C22).
Thus the dropped slugs will not interfere with the the reef point (they
won't anyway because the sail stop is in).
I also ran the halyards aft ending with a spinlock rope clutch. I put mast
base lead blocks but I think stand up blocks with a springs might have
been a better choice...
bill Payne
hull 1075
tentatively: Pilgrim