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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 27-09-2016, 10:40
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Throughout this entire thread, I have been beating the same drum; that there are very few one-size-fits-all propositions when it comes to sailing. Different things apply differently to different...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 27-09-2016, 03:30
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for your account and your considered opinion. I was wondering, would you mind sharing a little about your yacht? I went to your profile and there isn't much to go on. I'm going...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 26-09-2016, 23:08
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

* Clarification:

I know that 'heaving to' and falling off 'in irons' are the result of two different sailing maneuvers, but the end results are remarkably similar. I chose to use a little artistic...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 26-09-2016, 15:17
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the complement. Glad they brought you a little entertainment. And no, Phil is fine. I had five elder brothers and learned to answer to just about anything.

Being newly in the...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 26-09-2016, 11:59
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Thanks for the flowers, but seriously. Have a seat! I'm just reminiscing. :wink:

You describe yourself as 'lucky' rather than good. Give me good fortune and favor over skill any day. I know about...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 26-09-2016, 11:50
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Thanks Don.

Glad you enjoy them. It's good to revisit the things that gave us this appreciation for sailing and a sense of community that perseveres no matter how long you are away from it. It's...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 26-09-2016, 10:23
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Hi Snowpetrel,

Sorry to take so long and thank you very much. You don't do so bad yourself. Your style is just a tad bit more direct (see what I did there?). But you seem to have keen sense of...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 26-09-2016, 00:11
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

You guys make an interesting point. If you take a racing yacht of respectable size and place it squarely in the cruising/live-aboard paradigm, performance can directly and positively affect safety....
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 25-09-2016, 03:58
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

OK, IdoraKeeper,

It's confession time. I'm so embarrassed. I just made this stuff up! Worse still, I tried to make it all sound so, well, nautical! Oh! The shame of it all!

The Old English term...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 24-09-2016, 18:02
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

By the by, all the best to you and yours. I trust that all will go well for your bride and you'll be on your way soon. :thumb:
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 24-09-2016, 17:56
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Depends on what you buy I suppose. I got about 5 years of daily abuse and double duty on my last harness before UV degraded the stitching. I was dating a sailmaker at the time and she simply rebuilt...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 24-09-2016, 15:02
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Benahuntalina! Yeah, I've heard of those. Good boats... :whistling:
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 24-09-2016, 14:58
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Hi Jim,

There are many designs. You can search for "catamaran trapeze harness" and find everything you need to know.

I chose one with a fuller seat for just that reason; comfort. I also ran a...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 24-09-2016, 14:32
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Aye lad, fer caution's sake, reef! By Pliney's word, a'mīgan the fair nereid; 'tis curses sure.
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 24-09-2016, 14:03
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Thank you R'Rod,

This certainly give me food for thought. I will do as you suggest and ask around. This information runs counter to what is often published in the glossies.

Fortunately, I...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 24-09-2016, 13:53
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

I stand in awe. Sounds like another Murphy Mensa Member to me (a term coined over a post adventure, Capt. Morgan confab ); Murphy being the original school of hard knocks. :thumb: Love to follow you...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 24-09-2016, 11:45
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Tee hee hee. Good one.

Right into the cockpit scuppers. Just like standing in a running shower anyway. One hand for the boat. One for me. :biggrin:
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 24-09-2016, 06:17
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Hi Everyone,

Agley... I love that word. Coincidentally, it seems to adequately describes the direction of this discussion. So in an effort to set things right, I offer an apology.

Please allow...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 23-09-2016, 18:30
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Well said Don! :thumb: Fortune favors the prepared, but then there is Murphy's Law; a nautical axiom if ever there was one. However, you said, "No one would endorse going forward in rough weather...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 23-09-2016, 17:47
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Your gracious manners are a balm to my soul. And wearing a Tayana too. I love your fashion sense. :thumb:

Thank you. It is a pleasure to be here.

In the interest of full disclosure, I've been...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 23-09-2016, 16:57
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Well said David. "...needlessly leaving the cockpit in rough weather is irresponsible and dangerous..." You should have to explain that? :facepalm:
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 23-09-2016, 16:30
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Sorry R'Rod. Not trying to be a pain, but that didn't really answer my question. Perhaps if I present it differently.

Were these (generally speaking) low quality systems?
Were they poorly...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 23-09-2016, 12:03
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

I know you didn't mean that. No offence taken. What can you say? Things break.

I'm curious, were these failures on customer boats due to poor equipment, poor maintenance, poor execution or some...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 23-09-2016, 11:54
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Last few post have made mention of the need to get up and around on a regular basis. At my age, I can certainly identify with that. But as my age rises, the latitudes I consider navigating decline. I...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 23-09-2016, 07:36
Replies: 138
Views: 24,523
Posted By CareKnot
Re: Pros and cons of leading halyard and reef lines to cockpit?

Hi Rod,

May we presume you've had some problems?

I've dealt with closed and open drum furling on various headsails and in-mast and boom furling systems on mains and mizzens over protracted...
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