Thanks Colin...that's good to know...and also others that have commented.
I'm going to the gold plated shop tomorrow and buy a length of Spectra and see how it goes.
I think the outhaul line is probably the original...but it sure has stretched a lot...even in the last two weeks
And also, Colin, thanks again for the SSB installation info, we have ours in the same place as yours but the triatic stay antenna doesn't work well...the coax going up the mizzen is the problem....I've got a temporary wire going out the small hatch in the cockpit and onto the main backstay...works a treat, but need to warn the crew to stay away from it when xmting!!
Will get insulators put in that stay soon...and will repost so its searchable.
Cheers
Alan
SV Elyse SM437
---In amelyachtowners@..., <colin.d.streeter@...> wrote:
Hi Alan
Good to hear you are getting good time out sailing that beautiful boat of yours.
Our outhaul line on the main boom snapped under pressure (it was actually pretty warn before this and had been on my "to do list" to replace anyway) and we replaced it with the same Spectra. After using for a brief period this new line stretched out causing the line to slip and not furl correctly. We then shortened it further and have had no further problems after that initial stretching of the new Spectra.
Fair winds
Colin Streeter, Island Pearl II
SM2K #332 - Mackay, QLD Australia.
On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 5:25 PM,
<divanz620@...> wrote:
We've had some issues with the outhaul line on the main boom...it stretches and sometimes gets jammed in the boom motor pulley and it won't wind out or in.
I've shortened it, re tied it..but it still happens.
I'm thinking of changing the line to low stretch Spectra to try to solve this issue.
anyone else have this experience ? solutions ??
Cheers
Alan
S.V.Elyse SM437...in Opua, New Zealand
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Colin Streeter0411 016 445
