[Public-List] Downhaul for headsail

[Gordon Laco]

Hi there - 

I think George Dinwiddy wrote the response below...

With regard to attaching the downhaul to a hank rather than to the head
cringle... It shouldn't make any difference but for the way putting it on a
hank might not induce so much of a twist in the top hank as might happen if
the head of the sail were pulled down, inducing a fold and twist.

Anyway - I'll let George wade in....

I'm just packing up to leave Massachusetts for home - they got clobbered
here with snow last night but Toronto has not had any significant snow since
before Christmas.  I could have left my MG on the road this winter but for a
few days... Crazy winter.

Cheers - Gord #426




On 11/02/10 10:45 AM, "crufone at comcast.net" <crufone at comcast.net> wrote:

> 

Gord wrote, 

I do the same and find it indispensable for singlehanding or
> in rough 
weather.  I tie the line to the top hank to avoid jamming it when
> 
hauling down. (Learned this trick from Phil Beigel.)  With the downhaul 
and
> sheet cleated tight, the sail won't go overboard or climb back up 
the
> forestay. 

The only problem I've had with this is when I try to raise the
> genoa 
having forgotten to release the downhaul. :-) 





Gord, 

Explain why
> it is an advantage to fasten the downhaul to the upper hank instead of the
> thimble or grommet at the head of the sail?  I have tried this with the small
> headsail on a Typhoon and haven't had any problems with the 1/8" downhaul line
> jamming. I have noticed as you have that raising the sail is much easier when
> the downhaul is released!! 

Michael
> 

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