[Public-list] Genoa Lead Question

[jon]

Dear Andrew,
                    I don't think that you need to run your sheets through 
the second car. You should be able to go directly from the first car to the 
winch. The sideways stress is practically removed , the strain then being 
upwards at the car location which would seem to be acceptable. Jonathan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cole, Andrew L" <andrew.cole at llff.com>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 8:38 AM
Subject: [Public-list] Genoa Lead Question


>I have a question regarding the proper routing of sheets to avoid unfair
> loads.
>
> Our Genoa sheets currently lead to a car about midway down the toerail
> track, and then aft to a turning block on a second car near the aft end
> of the track.  From the turning block, the sheet bends 90 degrees inward
> to the primary winch which is approximately abeam of the turning block.
> I have noticed a bit of flexing of the toerail at the aft end of the
> genoa track.  I am going to try to tighten the bolts a bit in the
> flexing portion of the track, but I wonder if anyone has a better way of
> dealing with this load rather than trying to pull the toerail inward.
>
> There are two substantial padeyes you move aft down the rail, I'm using
> the forward one (which is more or less even with the secondaries) for
> the spinnaker sheets at the moment and the aft pair are empty.  Should I
> move the spinnaker sheets aft and take the genoa turning blocks back to
> the padeyes that currently hold the spinnaker sheets?  This will mean
> that the turning blocks for both spinnaker and genoa are a couple feet
> aft of the winches, and will consequently mean that the sheets, rather
> than turning 90 degrees inward to the winches, will have an inside angle
> of more like 35-45 degrees between the lead from the sail and the winch.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Andrew
> 152 - Andante
>
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