| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1387.1 | | MOOV00::KEENAN | PAUL KEENAN DTN 297-7332 | Wed Nov 08 1989 11:37 | 8 |
| I've used one. It works GREAT!
Just ask yourself if it's worth $200. to avoid cleating the leeward
traveler line before you tack and uncleating the windward line during
the tack. Many people say yes, my wallet said no.
-Paul
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| 1387.2 | racing justification | MPGS::SSMITH | | Wed Nov 08 1989 16:51 | 9 |
| I priced systems with a normal harken traveler and the windward
sheeting model. The whole thing came out around $160 normal and
$225 with the windward. Even on serious racing J24s most people
stick with the simple system as not being too slow -- the primary
driver in selecting the system is keeping the weight on the rail
during upwind legs.
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| 1387.3 | Cheap solution | STEREO::HO | | Wed Nov 08 1989 16:51 | 10 |
| The same effect can be achieved by having the traveler control lines
cleated at each side of the boat as normal but then TYING THE TAILS
OF THE CONTROL LINES TOGETHER. You can then release and pull the
traveler car up from the weather rail without moving down to leeward.
I do that on my Etchells. Works very well and saves the cost of
the fancy car which isn't compatible with my system anyway.
- gene
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| 1387.4 | Gene's right | AKOV12::DJOHNSTON | | Thu Nov 09 1989 08:33 | 8 |
| I confirm Gene's comment. Rather than tying the lines together, make
it one continuous line that ties onto one end of the traveller car,
goes to the cleat (with a bale on top to hold the line in place),
across the cockpit and through the bale on the opposite side and to the
other end of the traveller car. Works great in most conditions.
Dave
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| 1387.5 | I'll third that opinion ... | BOOKS::BAILEYB | Crazy in the sunlight, yes indeed! | Thu Nov 09 1989 09:47 | 9 |
| RE .3 and .4
Yup, Harken windward sheeting traveller with continuous line is the way
to go. We put that set-up on WAGS this season and it proved itself
worth the $$. Make's quick tacking much easier.
... Bob
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| 1387.6 | What to do? | AHOUSE::GREIST | | Wed Nov 15 1989 16:13 | 15 |
|
Thanks for all the opinions. I hadn't considered rigging the
exisiting traveler with a continuous line to get approximatly
the same control.
With that set up, what happens to the old leeward control line during
a tack to keep the traveler from running to the end of the track?
Do you reach across the cockpit just before the tack and
cleat it?
Do you grab it as you move across the cockpit during the
tack?
Or am I missing something in the operating proceedure?
Al
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| 1387.7 | Snug then flick | AKOV12::DJOHNSTON | | Wed Nov 15 1989 17:26 | 8 |
| No, you're not missing anything. Just grab the old leeward/new
windward control line as you cross. The main will be into the breeze
with no pressure on it anyway. At the same time flick your wrist to
free up the old windward/new leeward line from the cleat it is in.
This is the advantage of the continuous line.
Dave
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| 1387.8 | | MFGMEM::KEENAN | PAUL KEENAN DTN 297-7332 | Thu Nov 16 1989 09:08 | 3 |
| Another way - when the jib trimmer goes to leeward to release the jib,
he cleats the leeward traveler line also.
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