| Author | Message | ||
     Mike Bergmann Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
Hi Jeff Mostly I move exactly on a tack on days when I sit high, and move after pulling the traveler up on days when I sit low, but sometimes that does not work. For example, I may go down early on a heavy day to check a crossing boat, or go up on a light day to check a mark. I move the traveler during the tack whenever I can. I did have a traveler set up on another boat so I could adjust from both sides, and it worked well. It took me about 2 years to work out the control lines. Except on a "crash" tack, I generally steer very slowly through a tack. My rule of thumb is that the tiller never gets out of the footwell. Even though our boats can turn on a dime, I find that steering that slowly takes less speed off and allows the boat to accelerate faster out of a tack. It also allows the crew time to get the jib across smoothly. I don't try to snap the genoa inside the lifelines coming out of a tack, becasue I prefer to sheet loose while accelerating. On some light days (and we have a lot of them where I sail) I actually ask the crew to slow down on sheeting the jib. | ||
| Jeff Roy New member Username: Jeffr Post Number: 66 Registered: 03-2001 Rating: N/A |
Mike thanks for the tip on the traveller car recall. Wish I found out before I put the traveller back on the boat last spring. I increased my purchase to 4:1 but just used standard double big bullet blocks attached to the little right angle thingamabobs on the car. As for those light air days, why not just bring the traveller up to the new high side before moving yourself down to the new low side? I find that I always turn better if I wait till the boat is settled before tacking myself anyway | ||
| Mike Bergmann Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
I have a traveler question: I sail in light air a lot, and (like many skippers) I like to sit to leeward on light days to help heel the boat. I also see the sail better from the low side. The question is: has anyone worked out a way to adjust the traveler while sitting to leeward? Generally, when you are on those light days, the traveler is all the way up anyway. However, sometimes you have to go to the new leeward side before a tack, and you end up on the wrong side of the boat to adjust the traveler. Has anyone had this same problem, and does anyone know of a good solution? Any responses to "SailorMikeB@aol.com" would be greatly appreciated. | ||
| Mike Bergmann Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
I use the original Harken car, but I have increased the purchase to 4:1. If you have the 1984 Harken big boat car, Harken actually recalled it (I think because the shackle was weak). Harken told me at a boat show that the recall was still open, so if you remove your car and send it to them, they will send you the new one. The new car has a forged shackle instead of a stamped shackle. The new car will accept Harken's "stand-up" shackle as a direct replacement. It will also accept Harken's double control line blocks, which can give you 4:1. I did not want to go to the trouble of removing the car for all this, so I drilled and tapped the car for the double blocks while it was on the track. It has worked fine for 4 years now. | ||
| Scott Corder New member Username: Pastcommodore Post Number: 35 Registered: 02-2001 Rating: N/A |
I've raced on several 9.1 meters other than my own. Two were equipped with windward sheeting cars where the traveller line exited from the car (instead of the cockpit coaming). This was a HUGE pain in the neck as the angle of release required my hands to be down in the cockpit versus up where I typically was positioned. Our experience is that a well maintained and properly lubricated standard-issue traveller car is more than sufficient for racing or cruising. No measurable advantage was gained by using a windward sheeting car. | ||
| Lance Staughton (Twospeed) Rating: N/A |
Has anybody replaced their traveller? Perhaps with a windward sheeting car or other arrangement to increase the purchase. I've got a unique problem (I think) because previous owner(s) moved the traveller track all the way forward just behind the cabin. This mid boom attachment increases the load considerably on the traveller as well as the mainsheet system. This was done to accomodate a bimini and it creates a huge cockpit area without the shin banging. I could move the track back but it might be tough to pull off since the family is used to it for cruising. I've even considered leaving the forward track on and adding a mid cockpit track that was removeable for cruising. But this creates a few holes that would have to be temporarily plugged in some (probably unsightly) manner. Any thoughts? Lance Symbiosis #51 |
