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S/V Regina Oceani’s restoration continues. During the warm weekends
lately (after a few 20 below days…) I started on stripping the spars.
I am waiting for a few heavy-duty 7/16″ and 1/2″ screwdrivers to arrive
to get the last of the hardware off, but with the PB Blaster, Kroil (my
new favorite which you can find at some gun shops), a Bosch impact
driver, the oxy/acetylene torch, and sundry drills and punches, all the
hardware and the inevitable broken screws most of the hardware is off
both masts and booms.I’m already excited about how good newly painted spars will look.
Wondering though if I should consider rigging for main halyard and
reefing lines led aft. Anybody in the group done this on their 424?
With the half mile of main sheet in the cockpit, I am not sure where all
the halyard and reefing lines would go, but am sure eager to hear if
others have done this and how they like it.Pete
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A little lighter topic…
So no one has run their main halyard and main reefing line aft to the
cockpit?Pete
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Hi Pete,
I’m sure you’ve figured this out. Sadly, you can run one or the other aft
with no difficulty, but not both given the small space allowed for it on
deck.Actually, if you don’t have a staysail, you might be able to do it.
I have on either side two stacked turning blocks – right now, I use the port
side for a preventer for the main boom and the staysail sheet. The other
side is a downhaul for the spinnaker and the boom vang.If you have single line reefing (which I don’t but you’re actually making me
think about) and you don’t use the same kind of preventer (a line led to the
stem head fitting and back to the end of the boom) and you don’t have a
spinnaker down haul, you could conceivably run the main halyard and reefing
line back.As far as reinforcing the deck goes, that’s what the rod in front of the
mast is for,However, realize that it stacks the lines on each side which you may not
like.Bob
On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 10:19 PM, Pete Dubler wrote:
A little lighter topic…
So no one has run their main halyard and main reefing line aft to the
cockpit?Pete
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Pete,
My last cruising boat was set up that way – reefing lines, too – and I
liked it a lot. I considered rigging Silverheels the same, but decided
the runs were too awkward. Between the hatches and companionway sea
hoods there are no straight runs aft from mainmast base. Elevating the
lines above those obstacles turns them into crew-trippers. There are
possibilities along the extreme port/starboard edges of the coachhouse,
but it’s tight and the lines will have to pass through several cheek
blocks, creating considerable drag. Then I expect you’ll find the
halyard has so much resistance you’ll wind up going to the mast to hoist
the mainsail while your crew (if you have crew) tails in the cockpit.
Still, the advantage of being able to reef the sail from the cockpit may
be worth all the trouble. That’s usually the time you least want to be
dancing around on the coachhouse.I’ve lost count of the times I’ve whispered a heartfelt thanks for my
mast pulpits. With them holding me in place, it’s no trouble to hoist,
reef and drop the mainsail & staysail, and is more compatible with KISS
principle. I believe it was the better choice for me on this boat.Tor
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Pete,
My lines lead aft through two cheek blocks. One is at the base of the mast and
the other is on the port edge. The lines lead aft close to the eyebrow. The main
halyard, the two reefing lines and of course the boom sheet, lead to a block
just inside the dodger. As well, the traveler sheets. So all lines can be
handled under the dodger. I would not want it any other way. It’s a good idea
to dry lube the moving parts. The halyard does need some back muscles to raise
completely. I have, at times, led the line to the winch when I am single handed.Joe,
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I love my mast pulpits too. I think there will be a day when Jill and
I don’t want to dance on deck and this would be the time now to make the
changes.Pete
On 2/27/2011 6:55 AM, Silverheels wrote:
Quote:Pete,My last cruising boat was set up that way – reefing lines, too – and I
liked it a lot. I considered rigging Silverheels the same, but decided
the runs were too awkward. Between the hatches and companionway sea
hoods there are no straight runs aft from mainmast base. Elevating the
lines above those obstacles turns them into crew-trippers. There are
possibilities along the extreme port/starboard edges of the coachhouse,
but it’s tight and the lines will have to pass through several cheek
blocks, creating considerable drag. Then I expect you’ll find the
halyard has so much resistance you’ll wind up going to the mast to hoist
the mainsail while your crew (if you have crew) tails in the cockpit.
Still, the advantage of being able to reef the sail from the cockpit may
be worth all the trouble. That’s usually the time you least want to be
dancing around on the coachhouse.I’ve lost count of the times I’ve whispered a heartfelt thanks for my
mast pulpits. With them holding me in place, it’s no trouble to hoist,
reef and drop the mainsail& staysail, and is more compatible with KISS
principle. I believe it was the better choice for me on this boat.Tor
Silverheels, P-424 #17
http://www.silverheels.us
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Ah, but it’s the only dance there is!
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