[Public-List] Genoa downhaul

[George Dinwiddie]

...and, I've found that the combination of downhaul and sheet keeps the 
sail from going into the water.  Also, a genoa with halyard attached but 
no downhaul tends to climb the forestay.

  - George

On 10/21/10 10:01 AM, Gordon Laco wrote:
> The main advantage is that if you have a downhaul, you don't have to send a
> crewmember forward to dowse the sail.  The downhaul effectively pulls the
> sail down just as its halyard hauls it up.
>
> As George W mentioned in his earlier email, one would still have to go
> forward to bundle the sail, but that is a comparatively easy task once it is
> down and the energy is out of it.
>
> Gord #426 SURPRISE
>
>
> On 21/10/10 9:57 AM, "Bill Woodford"<williamwoodford at charleswoodford.com>
> wrote:
>
>> What are the advantages in having the genoa downhaul?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Woody
>> US 11
>> hanked on headsail, no downhaul
>> ---- Gordon Laco<mainstay at csolve.net>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Hugh
>>>
>>> It's best to catch the downhaul every 5' or so with small rings
>>>
>>> The rings can seized to convenient hanks
>>>
>>> This will keep the line from flailing and fouling itself, tearing your
>>> ticklers off and other horrid, sordid and regretable stuff
>>>
>>> Gord #426
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On 2010-10-20, at 7:19 PM, Hugh McCormack<hugh_alberg at hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Good evening,
>>>>
>>>> George mentioned in a recent post that he uses a downhaul tied to
>>>> the top hank on his genoa to allow for single handed sail handling
>>>> so this question might best be answered by him.  However I am also
>>>> interested in hearing if others are using genoa downhauls.
>>>>
>>>> What I am wondering is how the downhaul line is directed down to the
>>>> foredeck and where it goes from there?  Does the line hang free from
>>>> the top hank or is it led through other hanks on the way down?  Is
>>>> it routed back to the cockpit or to the base of the mast?  In my
>>>> case I envisage threading the downhaul through a block at the base
>>>> of the forestay and then running the line back to the cockpit so
>>>> that my crew can haul on the downhaul while I'm dealing with the
>>>> halyard and the sail on the foredeck.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Hugh
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