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[Re: C2 Mike]
#223158 11/03/10 06:30 AM 11/03/10 06:30 AM |
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Posts: 120 | check the C2 owner manual... you'll see all the diagrams towards the end... should explain all you need. www.ahpc.com.auI also like to have it attached to the crews trapeze for easy access | | | Re: Continuous downhaul
[Re: Brett Goodall]
#223177 11/03/10 09:02 AM 11/03/10 09:02 AM |
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Posts: 120 | See the manual above, or send Chris an email about it, he set ours up. Basically:
in from port side over through fixed block on stb side back to port side, through a moving block, then out the stb side the moving block is attached to a bungie, the bungie runs through port side fixed block and dead ends on stb (I think, might run back... can't remember).
We also ran ours out to the crew's trap set, ensured I can reach it, as well as skipper when needed.
Nice thing about continuos, if the crew forgets to cleat the leeward side, the can actually pull all the slack out of the beam and cleat it.
If that makes no sense, I can try and draw a picture.
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[Re: Dlennard]
#223214 11/03/10 11:59 AM 11/03/10 11:59 AM |
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Posts: 1,152 tampa, fl | Dave's system is great. I have his old infusion and the system is easy to rig and de-rig and works great. The only problem comes when you want to replace the bungee in the beam, and one end slips out of your hand into the beam. The next 6 hours are then spent trying to figure out just how the *&$%^ it all went together! Dave is an evil genious!
If your havin girl problems i feel bad for you son I got 99 problems but my beautiful wife ain't one | | | Re: Continuous downhaul
[Re: wildtsail]
#223229 11/03/10 03:00 PM 11/03/10 03:00 PM |
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Posts: 1,152 tampa, fl | It has not been a problem for us. Check it out when your down here next month.
If your havin girl problems i feel bad for you son I got 99 problems but my beautiful wife ain't one | | | Re: Continuous downhaul
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#223230 11/03/10 03:06 PM 11/03/10 03:06 PM |
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Posts: 1,152 tampa, fl | Todd - Check your g-mail account. I sent you a pic.
If your havin girl problems i feel bad for you son I got 99 problems but my beautiful wife ain't one | | | Re: Continuous downhaul
[Re: wildtsail]
#223312 11/04/10 12:05 PM 11/04/10 12:05 PM |
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Posts: 120 | Todd, we did some fancy splicing (okay Chris did in Racine, okay, JC did it, okay, some rum helped it as well).
basically the splicing was: - exposed the core on both ends, tucked the cover into them appropriately, aprox 8 inches on each end of exposed core). - splice into the core a smaller dynema (like) line on each end by simply sliding it up the center of the exposed core of the actual downhaul on each end (chinees finger trap, aprox 4 inches each end). Did a bunch (read: twooooo many) locking stitches on each side. Easy to undo if needed (just cut the lock stitches on one side). You end up with about 4 inches of the smaller stuff exposed in the middle (12 inches total).
very very obvious there are other / better ways to do it, see first sentence for reasoning behing this particular scheme.... one word R A C I N E
Will show you at tradewinds if you don't have it by then. A lot of the C2s have it this way (Tony has our old boat, I know Robbie's is similar, JC's is the same).
(as I clearly don't have the boat in front of me, take all of the above with a huge grain of salt)
I should also note that on the Cap / C2 you don't have to undo the downhaul to take the mast down, it simply unshackles from the base of the mast, this may not be the case on other boats.
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