Re: Raising canvas single-handed

Joel Silverberg (joels@ids.net)
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 21:25:24 -0400


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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I have found the combination of keeping the motor running in forward gear
(slowest throttle is usually sufficient), letting the mainsheet run free,
and using a tiller-tamer (about $15 - $20 at West Marine) keeps my WWP-19
head to wind for longer than I need to raise both sails. Make sure the
main sheet is free to run and really turn the boat dead into the wind (the
boom should be over the centerline of the boat) before you start the
procedure.

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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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>Hi,
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>Although I'm seldom alone in Moondance, I'm frequently the only one
>actively operating the boat. So far it's gone pretty well. The one
>thing I consistently have problems with is keeping the bow pointed
>windward while raising sails. I guess I'm just not comfortable with whe
>general procedure. I raise the main first, and then the jib, but by the
>time I get the main most of the way up I'm usually broadside to the wind
>and really working to get it go the last foot or too. Could someone
>offer some pointers? What is the best procedure for keeping the bow
>windward? Also, how much slack should I have in my mainsheet?
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>Thanks,
>Kellan Hatch
>P-19 #1059, Moondance
>Great Salt Lake, Utah