tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post6620039216648477451..comments2024-03-17T17:59:44.193+00:00Comments on Bill's Log: 'Minnow's' Outboard BracketWilliam Serjeanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419676353659137355noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-67755151108069049142013-11-28T20:44:00.307+00:002013-11-28T20:44:00.307+00:00JohnB,
Thank you.
I am considering a horse.
The...JohnB,<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />I am considering a horse.<br /><br />The great advantage of the roller lugsail designed by Matt Layden is the ease with which it can be reefed, and this can be done from the comfort of the cabin when the going gets tough.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Bill.<br /><br />William Serjeanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419676353659137355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-17413517989947332212013-11-28T20:22:38.379+00:002013-11-28T20:22:38.379+00:00Bill
The design of the Paradox makes it difficult ...Bill<br />The design of the Paradox makes it difficult to adopt a Gaff or [dare I say it ] fully battened main with slab reefing, mid boom sheeting and kicker. But have you considered a sheet from the boom end to a horse attached to the stern deck just aft of the cabin or to a central point on the aft of the cabin? The sheet angles close hauled aren't so good, but it looks workable.. <br /><br />Or converting the roller to slab reef ? This could give a vertical sheeting angle from the aft of the cabin to about 2/3 or 3/4 boom?<br /><br />Cheers and thanks for the blog<br />JohnBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-38707377841954011422013-11-28T16:26:36.420+00:002013-11-28T16:26:36.420+00:00Steve,
Thanks for that. Two lines simplifyy the m...Steve,<br /><br />Thanks for that. Two lines simplifyy the matter.<br /><br />I'll have to think the procedure through to see if there are any reasons it can't be done on Paradox.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Bill.William Serjeanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419676353659137355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-67928494365035164442013-11-28T07:38:37.510+00:002013-11-28T07:38:37.510+00:00Ah yes, boom claw roller reefing.. I have the same...Ah yes, boom claw roller reefing.. I have the same arrangement on my Hurley 20.... the claw is kept in place by a line to the end of the boom, and a separate line to the bottom of the mast that acts as kicker..Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-84146244295447660802013-11-27T21:39:45.058+00:002013-11-27T21:39:45.058+00:00Thank you Steve,
There is a 'U'-shaped ga...Thank you Steve,<br /><br />There is a 'U'-shaped gadget with rollers that hook onto a boom in such a way as to allow the sail to be rolled around the boom. It is kept in place between the tack and clew by a metal rod attached to the fixed part of a gooseneck roller.<br /><br />It may be possible to devise a similar arrangement for Paradox, because the rod could be fixed to the gooseneck. I'll look into the possibility.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Bill.William Serjeanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419676353659137355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-62705643553962413332013-11-27T12:54:15.433+00:002013-11-27T12:54:15.433+00:00Bill - possible to move your mainsheet attachment ...Bill - possible to move your mainsheet attachment to mid boom??Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.com