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...using all I've got to pull on the halyard-- I'm surprised the fairlead didn't come off the deck....
Right..., no need to over think it.I think a Carbo Block is a much better solution.
The factory experts seem to agree, but hey, we don't need no stinking instructions...I am by no means an expert, but I have found it is easier (and a whole lot less stress on the fairlead or block at the deck), to adjust the height of the sail by pulling down on the halyard above the deck... that is, don't use the fairlead/block at the deck while hoisting the sail. I have the line fed thru the block, so after I've raised the sail, I pull the slack through the block, and tie it to the halyard cleat on the deck. Does that make sense?
It was quite windy so I pushed off the dock without raising the sail. I pulled with all my might and couldn't quite get it all the way up. Coordinating one hand lifting and turning the boom to keep the gooseneck from hanging up and trying not to tip over in the wind and using all I've got to pull on the halyard-- I'm surprised the fairlead didn't come off the deck.
Maybe. I had a WC (Wilcox-Crittenden) s/s pulley come apart while sailing. (At the swivel). I'd kept a cable-tie in my PFD's pocket, and did a repair that got me home."...I assume Alcort replaced the pulley with the mast-top fairlead because it was less expensive..."
Nearly all boats use a horn cleat...I'm still not sure how I'll secure the halyard so that it doesn't pop out.
What will keep the mast and sail attached to the boat when you capsize...what do you all think about something like this attached on the mast?
Nearly all boats use a horn cleat...
What will keep the mast and sail attached to the boat when you capsize
That was the norm for Sunfish up until the mid 1960sMy sunfish has a block at the top of the mast, it was on there when i got it. It's definitely smoother but if it didn't already have the pulley i wouldn't have gotten it, i don't think it makes a big difference.
This cleat idea, as it stands, is flawed. For one, a cam cleat on the deck won't keep the mast inplace in a capsize. The halyard will simply be pulled up and out of the cleat at the slightest snag.But after seeing the cleat you have for the halyard, i'm thinking about putting one of those on my boat, it looks really helpful!
This cleat idea, as it stands, is flawed. For one, a cam cleat on the deck won't keep the mast inplace in a capsize. The halyard will simply be pulled up and out of the cleat at the slightest snag.
what do you all think about something like this attached on the mast?
it might be overkill but i'm just curious to know your opinion..
...So, am I seeing this right, if this is installed on the top of your mast, and you use the cam cleat, when trying to lower your halyard, the cam won't let it ( the halyard), come down? Right?
i was asking about it being attached to the bottom of the mast not the top..