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[Re: Gmerrell]
#278285 04/06/15 02:02 PM 04/06/15 02:02 PM |
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,658 Florida Suncoast, Dunedin Caus... catman
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Posts: 1,658 Florida Suncoast, Dunedin Caus... | The cap may be a Harken part but not important. All you have to do is tie a square knot in the traveler line so it limits the movment of the traveler car. This is a good idea even if the end caps are there. Keeps the car from slamming into the stop.
Righting line should be at least 3/8 and tie a few square knots in it. Makes it easier to hold onto.
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[Re: catman]
#278294 04/07/15 08:25 AM 04/07/15 08:25 AM |
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL waterbug_wpb
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | Righting line should be at least 3/8 and tie a few square knots in it. Makes it easier to hold onto.
You could tie a loop near the bottom of the righting line for your harness hook to help leverage, as well as a loop near the top to help you step back on to the boat once it gets righted.
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[Re: waterbug_wpb]
#278528 04/23/15 12:55 PM 04/23/15 12:55 PM |
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,844 42.904444 N; 88.008586 W Todd_Sails
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Posts: 2,844 42.904444 N; 88.008586 W | Righting line should be at least 3/8 and tie a few square knots in it. Makes it easier to hold onto.
You could tie a loop near the bottom of the righting line for your harness hook to help leverage, as well as a loop near the top to help you step back on to the boat once it gets righted. THIS is a GREAT idea! So simple, been doing this for quite a while, and never even thought of a foot loop in that line for getting back up. Brilliant! Except- it's usually in the middle/front, and the self taker kinda gets in the way.
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[Re: Todd_Sails]
#278535 04/24/15 08:36 AM 04/24/15 08:36 AM |
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL waterbug_wpb
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | that foot loop is the most difficult to position correctly... In my experience, it had to be low enough to get your foot in (from the water), but high enough it didn't kick under the boat too far to be of any use getting your other leg up on to the hull. My N20 had a lot of freeboard. I suspect the F18s have even more...
And my righting line (I called it the "idiot rope" since I was an idiot and got the boat flipped) was slung over the high-side hull when righting, but having it inside on the front beam might have made it easier to step into..
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#278538 04/24/15 09:22 AM 04/24/15 09:22 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | that foot loop is the most difficult to position correctly... In my experience, it had to be low enough to get your foot in (from the water), but high enough it didn't kick under the boat too far to be of any use getting your other leg up on to the hull. My N20 had a lot of freeboard. I suspect the F18s have even more...
And my righting line (I called it the "idiot rope" since I was an idiot and got the boat flipped) was slung over the high-side hull when righting, but having it inside on the front beam might have made it easier to step into.. F18s have the corner cut out of the hull shape on the rear corner of the hull profile to make the footstrap angle easy...I think AHPC was the first to come out with that on the Capricorn and the others quickly followed suit.
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#278540 04/24/15 01:09 PM 04/24/15 01:09 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Have another cup of coffee, Jake. eh? Was it Falcon?
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#278566 04/27/15 10:12 AM 04/27/15 10:12 AM |
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | no, we were talking about tyeing a foot loop in the righting line, not a footstrap on the hull
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