[Public-List] Main Sheet

[Wes Gardner via Public-List]

Hey Gord,

Yep, have a tiller...I also have a snap shackle on the mainsheet so I can
switch from 4:1 to 3:1 just by unclipping.  I'm going to try the sheet bag
but I'll bet it ends up being...well...full of sheet.

Wes

On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 8:32 AM, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:

> Hello Wes -
>
> The same sort of thing happens aboard SURPRISE...  We made the issue a
> little better by going to a 3:1 mainsheet, which offers less sheet tail in
> the cockpit.  We have a wheel so we try to remember to push the mass of
> line
> forward of the rudderhead, which usually keeps it from fouling when running
> out.
>
> I expect you've got a tiller?  You might try fixing a short piece of shock
> cord between the after bulkhead of the cockpit well and the root of the
> tiller.  That would prevent loops of sheet from getting round the rudder
> head casting.
>
> Just an idea,
>
> Gord #426 Surprise
>
>
> On 2016-06-29, 8:25 AM, "Wes Gardner via Public-List"
> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > My main sheet consistently lies in the bottom of the cockpit behind the
> > tiller and gets hung up on the bolt through the tiller head.  No matter
> > where I seem to toss it down the dang thing gets hung up when cracking
> off.
> >
> > I've ordered a sheet bag, does anyone else have them?
> >
> > I was also thinking of making some kind of "fairing" around the tiller
> head
> > or something such that the sheet would slip free.
> >
> > Wes
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