Highlander wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 10:07 amX3, because when u git to my age it,s not the boat doing most of the rockin & swaying it,s Me Jez !
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Trailering, stepping, raising the mast with a furler
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Re: Trailering, stepping, raising the mast with a furler
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Re: Trailering, stepping, raising the mast with a furler
Thanks, I am sure I will borrow this idea.....Jimmyt wrote: ↑Sat May 21, 2022 9:08 pm Yes. I knocked it together to replace the metal crutch that the previous owner used...
https://macgregorsailors.com/mods/index ... em&id=2119
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Re: Trailering, stepping, raising the mast with a furler
The down haul runs through a rope clutch and does a pretty good job of holding it down. I pull the jib sheets back to where the clew is pointing directly at the mast base and lock them down. That cuts out most of the flogging.Highlander wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 11:22 amTrue but as long as that sail is still on the deck the leach flapping away it,s taking a beating , but better than Havin to worry about MOB !
& U singin Oh come back ,Oh come back to Me ! or being dragged along as shark bait !
J
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Re: Trailering, stepping, raising the mast with a furler
You might want to check out my mod that uses the trailer winch to raise/lower the mast. Keeps your feet on terra firma and yourself out of harms way.
https://macgregorsailors.com/mods/index ... em&id=2149
https://macgregorsailors.com/mods/index ... em&id=2149
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