[Public-List] Genoa downhaul

[Bill Woodford]

Gentlemen:

Thank you.  A concise and helpful explanation.

Woody
---- Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> 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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