tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post8223485636570693896..comments2024-03-13T14:21:41.243-05:00Comments on The Retirement Project: A day unraveled...TJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459069175481821975noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-46123567613101745022015-10-16T16:47:39.026-05:002015-10-16T16:47:39.026-05:00A bit late coming in on the conversation. . . Eve...A bit late coming in on the conversation. . . Even going with the weather, it's a tough day in the water with winds in the 20s. We sailed South from Herring Bay (Deale MD) to Deltaville in June. We did it in three days of approximately 30+ miles each. Three days of rock & roll, winds tearing at everything, 4-6' chop. Everything happens fast and extreme under those conditions. Lines twist and jumble, escape the deck (and sometimes their blocks and fairleads), sails snap, leachlines knot. Rained as well, so we soaked through all our foul weather gear as well. Cockpit was a disaster at the end of each day.<br /><br />Fun on the water!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575003530872786648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-54104965992212003982015-09-28T21:25:34.881-05:002015-09-28T21:25:34.881-05:00Robert, NOW you tell me. We have been on several ...Robert, NOW you tell me. We have been on several different boats and seen jib poles set differently on each and every one. Some are stayed top, fore and aft. Some are just stayed top. Some not at all. Some use a barber hauler to pull the sheet in at enough of an angle to keep the pole in place. Something we sometimes do, though usually I must move the car all the way forward, which accomplishes the same thing.<br /><br />To be honest the only reason I tried using the halyard as a topping lift was to aid in putting the pole up while rolling in the ditch. It is a big pole. I have visions of it going over the side and taking me with it. Something that would earn me the wrath of Deb as soon as she dragged me back on board.<br /><br />Deb and I are both certified divers, though neither of us has been on a tank in decades. We are thinking of getting some gear as well; just to make changing zinks and bottom cleaning easier. Not sure where we would store the stuff though.<br /><br />It is good to be on our way again.<br /> TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459069175481821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-72481267197727394052015-09-28T08:54:50.501-05:002015-09-28T08:54:50.501-05:00Well, I probably don't need to point this out ...Well, I probably don't need to point this out and forgive me if you already know this, but you really shouldn't use a spinnaker halyard as a pole lift. It's above the forestay, which means it might foul the jib if you try to roll it up. A whiskerpole topping lift should exit the mast below the forestay so that it cannot foul the jib as its furled. You can also rig a bridle that will hold the pole fore and aft, so that you can tighten the topping lift, locking the pole in place and allowing you to roll up the jib without touching the pole. It just stays put. I'm assuming you don't have a proper topping life for your pole, but I'd be surprised if you didn't already have a block in the mast at the right place.<br /><br />Glad to see you guys are finally on your way south. :-) Our latest adventure is diving lessons. After reading about a boat that fouled its prop with a drifting net while motoring across the Florida Straits, we decided we need to be able to deal with problems under the boat that take longer to fix than we can manage by holding our breath. So we decided to get certified and keep at least one set of diving gear onboard.<br /><br />Rhonda & Rhonda<br />S/V Eagle Too<br />Pensacola, FL<br />www.LifeOnTheHook.comRobert Sapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13609822978053443499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-24746151399719920572015-09-27T09:35:39.736-05:002015-09-27T09:35:39.736-05:00@Carolyn - We've discovered that Kintala sails...@Carolyn - We've discovered that Kintala sails quite nicely by the lee with the pole up and we were already doing that by almost 20° so there was no more left. Our jibe was going to be a full 90°.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093436662653044390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-4391690741409402252015-09-26T08:46:01.297-05:002015-09-26T08:46:01.297-05:00Depending on how big of a course change that jibe ...Depending on how big of a course change that jibe with the pole up was going to be, we've learned (yeah, the hard way, in a gale) that we can leave the pole on the "wrong" side and sail by the lee up to a good 20 degrees off the wind. Once we learned that, it made going downwind in a big blow much easier, particurly if you don't have the main up. Just set the pole, roll the genoa in and out as more/less sail is required, and change course as needed.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988534428563811445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-1610998071419206982015-09-26T08:45:31.402-05:002015-09-26T08:45:31.402-05:00The Bay can get pretty nasty in that part. Good t...The Bay can get pretty nasty in that part. Good thing it was not on the nose!!S/V Island Boundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925074312671891032noreply@blogger.com