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My boat has no topping lift. So I spend a little extra time tweaking the sail with the boom vang. Never forget to hook the boom to the cable on the back stay or you get a lap full of boom when you haul in.  ) |
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If you want redundancy, go with the same diameter as your main halyard. If you want to reduce windage and weight aloft... and don't need/want the redundancy, go with 5/16" or 1/4" line.
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I disconnect the topping lift when the sail is up, it interferes with the sail.
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'kay. Each to their own. Many people prefer to know that there is something holding the boom up should the halyard let go - or you need to reef in a blow. Getting to the end of the boom can sometimes be a life-threatening experience!!
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What size in diameter line? |
I'd suggest the same diameter as your halyards - but in stretch, not stiff.
If you select the same trace colour as your main halyard, that can help with finding the tail again at the end of the day!
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I used to disconnect the topping lift on one of my first boats, until one day I forgot to reconnect it before dropping the sail. Ended up riding back into the slip with the boom in the cockpit looking pretty darn silly too. From then on, topping lift stays in place.
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The problem with keeping the topping lift connected is the main about half way up over laps the topping lift about 6 inches. The main is full batten, if I'm on the same tack all day no problem, big problem when tacking.
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Denby;
IMHO...If your origional is 3/8 I would stay with that size, your shiv is made for it...It has a tensile strength of 4400 lbs in Sta-set...I would not hesitate to go aloft on it if needed..
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Denby-
Just leave it connected, but slacken off on it...then it isn't a problem. That's what I do.
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..but don't slacken it off too much - that's when it gets wrapped around spreaders.
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Just leave it connected, but slacken off on it...then it isn't a problem. That's what I do. |
Tried that but it gets tangled in the back stay. Maybe with line it might be different.
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Tried that but it gets tangled in the back stay. Maybe with line it might be different. |
With a single run of line, you'll have even weight all the way down so it should be easier to control than the crazy rope/wire set-up you have now.
...and even if it does wrap round the backstay, it should unwrap pretty quickly.
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