My New Main Sail Finally Left The Lounge Room Floor

Following is a little story by my wife Claire relating her joy that my new main sail had finally left the lounge room floor.


Yay - the new sail has actually left the lounge room. A family trip to the boat (just to make sure it stayed on the boat and didn't return to the lounge room). Emily & I did have to travel in the car with it on our heads though  

James had to help put the sail up as I failed...conversation went a little like this.
Tim: Claire - pull the red line

Claire: the what?? (I was on best behaviour as the children were present)
Tim:  the red rope
Claire: this one?
Tim: No! The other red one
Claire:  
Tim (pointing & getting a little impatient): That one!
Claire: Ohh, the GREEN one (assuming Tim's colour blindness was the problem)
Tim: No, it's red
Claire: Really?? 
Tim: It may be a little mouldy
Claire: EEEWWWW...mouldy??? James, pull this rope!

Anyway the finished product...

& the happy sailor...(still giving directions to those not listening...  )

THE END!!

Now i just have to find time to attach the reefing lines and cunningham and we're ready to sail...YEAH!!

NEW SAIL

I have my new sail...WOO HOO!!!

It's currently on the lounge room floor...i must find a moment to take it down to the boat, install the new reefing system and get it up!!

Quick Update

Hardware from Whitworths online: Check
4mm Spectra from Ebay: Check

Just need new mainsail...should be ready this week...may get to fit stuff on weekend...fingers crossed

Blocks and Stuff for the new sail!!

Just been doing a bit of thinking about what sort of hardware i'm going to need to get the new sail set up. Essentially I am going to add a double line reefing system - with the new cunningham / downhaul doubling as tack reefing line and a new line to the clew reefing line. 

I've been looking at the Ronstan and Whitworths sites and pretty much have the gear sorted.


I'll be needing the following...

a few of these to get sheets turning corners 

        one of these to run the sheet along the boom after going through the clew reefing cringle

these guys to get 6:1 purchase on the cunningham / downhaul / tack reefing line

and one of these guys to assist organise all the sheets being led back to the cockpit

and maybe a double block to go on top of the quad block - that way i can also lead the topping lift and vang back

  

Looking at the recommended prices on the Ronstan site compared to the Whitworths online site...it might be an online shopping expedition for this lot!!


Anyway time to get back to work - I'll update again when things happen...

Happy sailing all