papayamon2
Member
As a new Sunfish sailor, I have 2 (more ) questions:
1) How long should the halyard be? I just bought a boat from a lady who races, and her halyard was 32' long. My problem was that it was bright, hot pink--not the color I wanted to appear on the beach with! Anyway, after purchasing a more "neutral" color of the same length, I got to wondering if I bought more than needed. While sailing yesterday, it seemed like I had quite a bit extra--and that was even after fashioning a 2:1 purchase alongside the mast. I don't like extra line dangling around for no reason (never seems like a good idea on a windy day!)--so how long should it be? Might be related to my second question...
2) I read the SF tuning guide about creating a vang w/ the end of the halyard, but I don't quite understand how to do it. (BTW, I am familiar w/ vangs on other boats, but they were always a separate item.) Thus, I didn't use a vang yesterday, although I thought a time or two that it would have been useful. Can anyone describe in better detail or send a pic of a vang arrangement using the halyard? And would this really require the other 8 or so feet that I seemed to have left over yesterday??
Thanks!
Kevin
1) How long should the halyard be? I just bought a boat from a lady who races, and her halyard was 32' long. My problem was that it was bright, hot pink--not the color I wanted to appear on the beach with! Anyway, after purchasing a more "neutral" color of the same length, I got to wondering if I bought more than needed. While sailing yesterday, it seemed like I had quite a bit extra--and that was even after fashioning a 2:1 purchase alongside the mast. I don't like extra line dangling around for no reason (never seems like a good idea on a windy day!)--so how long should it be? Might be related to my second question...
2) I read the SF tuning guide about creating a vang w/ the end of the halyard, but I don't quite understand how to do it. (BTW, I am familiar w/ vangs on other boats, but they were always a separate item.) Thus, I didn't use a vang yesterday, although I thought a time or two that it would have been useful. Can anyone describe in better detail or send a pic of a vang arrangement using the halyard? And would this really require the other 8 or so feet that I seemed to have left over yesterday??
Thanks!
Kevin