| Title: | SAILING |
| Notice: | Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference |
| Moderator: | UNIFIX::BERENS |
| Created: | Wed Jul 01 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2299 |
| Total number of notes: | 20724 |
Having trouble with your topping lift beating up on the leech of
the mainsail? Tired of constantly adjusting the topping lift for each
and every point of sail?
Here's yet another neat use for bungi (sp?) cord. An automatic
topping lift adjuster!
Under sail, when the topping lift is slack, hook the shock cord to the
end of the boom where the topping lift attaches. About 2 to 3 feet up
on the topping lift stretch and attach the bungi so it takes
up the slack but still has enough stretch left in it to allow the topping
lift to carry the boom when necessary.
Hard to describe, but it works great.
Rick
* Found this out going for a sail with my sailmaker early on.
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 595.1 | BUT........ | MILVAX::HO | Mon Jul 06 1987 15:13 | 8 | |
But what happens when you tack or gybe. Doesn't the topping lift
now tend to even more readily catch on the batten ends, especially
near the top where the roach sticks out? I've gotten into the habit
of untying it altogether and attaching it to the stern rail or shroud
to get it completely out of the way. However, it necessary to remember
to re-attach it before dropping the main. This is awkward when
windy. Then I drop first and re-attach later.
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| 595.2 | hmmmm, not yet | RDF::RDF | Rick Fricchione | Mon Jul 06 1987 15:59 | 4 |
So far, no problems, but I don't have a huge roach on my main.
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| 595.3 | A Good Idea is Hard to Find! | CSSE::GARDINER | Tue Jul 07 1987 09:37 | 22 | |
I saw a similar arrangement on a Pearson 32 that I sailed to Bermuda
3 years ago. It had the topping lift attached to a block about
2 feet from the boom and a line ran from a pad eye on one side of
the boom, through the block, and then back to a fairlead on the
otherside of the boom. A figure-eight knot was tied in the line
at the fairlead to keep the line taught when the main is down.
The end of the line was attached to a bungy cord that was attached
to a pad eye forward on the boom. When the main was up the bungy
cord would pull the line and keep the topping lift tight.
We had no problem with the topping lift when gybing. It definitely
reduced the amount of chafing on the main during normal sailing
and eliminated the annoying noise during a calm.
These are the types of ideas and tips that we should see more of
in these notes. Keep them coming.
Happy Sailing,
Jeff
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| 595.5 | GRAMPS::WCLARK | Walt Clark | Tue Jul 07 1987 16:33 | 5 | |
We have used the shock cord or "bungee" for 3 years now on the topping
lift. No problems.
Walt
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