[Rhodes22-list] Small problem when coming about.

[leonard lansky]

why not run a line from some place forward on the mast to the bow 
eye.  then sail  and sheets will go over that line and clear whatever 
possible obstructions there are on the fore deck.  I have seen such done on 
Catalina 30's, and used such on Sabre 34.
len lansky

At 10:54 PM 9/24/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Folks!  I don't know if you folks have ever had this problem but with the
>brains on this list someone may have a simple solution. I usually sail alone
>and when it's really windy and I have to come about fast I just let the 
>line on
>the one winch loose push the tiller over all the way and start pulling in on
>the other side as fast as I can. On several occassions, usually while trying
>to beat  other sailboats across the lake, the line from the genny has gotton
>hung up on the forward deck cleat as the genny comes across. This means I 
>have
>to leave the tiller, grab the pole, sprawl across the hatchway and flip the
>line free of the cleat. This only happens when I have the genny all the 
>way out,
>it's very windy and I'm in a big hurry. Is there something I can put over the
>cleat, or on the cleat, to prevent the line from snagging? Yeah, I know I
>don't know all the correct terms for everything, but you guys know what I 
>mean.
>Any and all serious suggestions would be gratefully received.
>I'll be at the NJ show on Thur. and I hope to run into some of you folks.
>Jim Gifford
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