[Public-List] Genoa downhaul

[Bill Woodford]

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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