[alberg30] Blue Water White Knuckles

[Guy Lalonde]

Dick,

the slides on my main, from the bottom to the 2nd reef line are not fixed
directly to the sail. They run through a line that also runs through the
sail. This allows you to take a reef without having to "unhook" the slides
up to the reef point and is therefore quicker.
When reefing, the slides stop at the bottom of the track but because the
sail is not directly attached to the slides it can keep on coming down
towards the boom. A little hard to describe.

There is a name for that line, I think it is called a jack line, not sure,
maybe someone else on the list can confirm. If you mention this to a
sailmaker they should know what I'm talking about.

Guy
#466
----- Original Message -----
From: Dick Filinich <daf at mobiletel.com>
To: <alberg30 at egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 10:17 PM
Subject: [alberg30] Blue Water White Knuckles


> George:You're probably right about putting up some main sail in rough
> water to keep the boat from rocking so hard .I had buried the deck under
> water several times already and thought about the effects of waves and
> wind together how much she would have heeled.Not being an old timer with
> sail boats and not enough sea way to ride out a lenghty blow,my best
> option was go for the pass even with a rough ride.I don't believe I'm
> rigged up properly for quick reefing of the main,and so am kind of
> hesitant to try reefing.My main's "slides"?come down and stack up,and
> the reefing grommet is much too high to hook onto the reefing hook,sail
> shape really bad.Should I let those slides comes off the mast at bottom
> at the clip that permits removal of main sail from mast.Another thing I
> believe my outhaul line is too short,tried to reef once and had to add
> some line to reach cleat once grommet and sheave were threaded.Hey there
> isn't a marina full of sailboats around me,but were doing ok.My #1
> objective is to enjoy ourselves and not scare the wife half to death,if
> she decides she's not going sailing anymore,the boats for sale.But she's
> a good first mate,we use to fish tarpon in twin screw power boats that
> could run in ahead of bad weather.We'll keep to inside waters as long as
> she's on board.But George believe me I'll keep in mind what you
> said,cause if you go out on the water,you're gonna get caught in bad
> weather, even in inland bays and lakes can get rough quick.Thanks
> Dick "High Spirits"#191 Galliano,La.
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