[Rhodes22-list] UPS (sail) Question

[Wally Buck]

Tom,

The nice thing about the Harken furler is that headsail changes are very 
easy. It is not a whole lot different than hanking on a sail and hoisting. I 
may check on this and let you know what I find out.

My boat came with a spinnaker and pole but none of the needed lines (up 
haul, down haul, sheets & halyard). Because I wasn't working I passed on the 
expense of ordering the lines and decided not to mess with the Spinnaker the 
first year. I never even pulled the sail all the way out of the bag until a 
week ago. I was surprised to find that I also had a sock for the sail and it 
looks like it has never been used!

Anyway I am pricing line now and this UPS talk got me to thinking about 
putting the money towards the sail instead of line. The sail costs more than 
the line but if I got more use out of the UPS than Spinnaker …well you know, 
decisions, decisions……

Wally






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>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] UPS (sail) Question
>Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 11:22:23 EST
>
>hi wally
>i dont know the answer to your question but you can call a loft and find
>out..im sure you can point better that way...the reason for the separate
>system is that you set it up at the dock and can raise and lower it from 
>the
>cockpit...for a singlehander like my self thats a plus...if i had a regular
>crew that enjoys foredeck work (we used to call them deck apes) i might
>rethink the rig....also by not having it atteched to the forestay i think
>youll get better downwind performance
>best
>tom
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