Hi all. I just sailed my 1986 37 from Ecuador to Nuka Hiva. I used my 135 genoa or the asymmetric for the entire crossing. Throughout my trip south and west, I have used my staysail very little, primarily because I am not sure how to properly rig the sheets. With the guaranteed stormy passage to New Zealand looming ahead I want to get this sorted out right.
Perhaps someone can walk me through where the sheets lead?
I have 2 t-tracks on top of my cabintop that have small shafer lead cars but I am not sure where to lead the sheets from there. There are some holes that lead under the dodger into a couple of rope clutches.
The starboard side clutch is full with the mainsheet, main halyard and 2 reefing lines. The fifth outboard most hole leads to a camlock type block with no known function.
On the port side, there are 2 holes under the dodger that lead to a 3 line rope clutch. This clutch is unused and one of the labels says spinnaker on it though I do not use it for my asymmetric. I have one non self-tailing winch on each side of the companionway.
What I normally do is put the portside staysail sheet through the rope clutch and the starboard side through the empty camlock block. Since it is such a pain to thread the sheets through the holes and the rope clutch, I leave the sheets rigged but since I rarely have occasion to use the stay-sail, they are just tied at the base of the mast where they are baking in the sun. When I want to use the sail, I have to go untie them and then retie them to the clew.
I dont like this setup with the sheets being led trough a rope clutch and a cam block. How do you guys do it?
Grant Gardner
s/v Viandante
Perhaps someone can walk me through where the sheets lead?
I have 2 t-tracks on top of my cabintop that have small shafer lead cars but I am not sure where to lead the sheets from there. There are some holes that lead under the dodger into a couple of rope clutches.
The starboard side clutch is full with the mainsheet, main halyard and 2 reefing lines. The fifth outboard most hole leads to a camlock type block with no known function.
On the port side, there are 2 holes under the dodger that lead to a 3 line rope clutch. This clutch is unused and one of the labels says spinnaker on it though I do not use it for my asymmetric. I have one non self-tailing winch on each side of the companionway.
What I normally do is put the portside staysail sheet through the rope clutch and the starboard side through the empty camlock block. Since it is such a pain to thread the sheets through the holes and the rope clutch, I leave the sheets rigged but since I rarely have occasion to use the stay-sail, they are just tied at the base of the mast where they are baking in the sun. When I want to use the sail, I have to go untie them and then retie them to the clew.
I dont like this setup with the sheets being led trough a rope clutch and a cam block. How do you guys do it?
Grant Gardner
s/v Viandante