Shearwater
Member
From lying ahull, how do u raise the mains\'l w/out starting the engine
So there you are, lying ahull - sails down - fishing or twiddling or whatever. You want to get under way, you are single handed; you don't want to disturb the moment by starting the motor..... so how do you get the bows into wind to raise the main? Ah, you say... raise the gennie, get up speed, spin the bow through the wind, hoist the main. Yup, could be. But while you're going through the eye and hauling on the halyard the bow goes right through, the main - such as it is - starts working, the battens foul the lazy jacks. You're goofed. I tried everything today but could not get the main up. Why? There must be a way, surely?
So there you are, lying ahull - sails down - fishing or twiddling or whatever. You want to get under way, you are single handed; you don't want to disturb the moment by starting the motor..... so how do you get the bows into wind to raise the main? Ah, you say... raise the gennie, get up speed, spin the bow through the wind, hoist the main. Yup, could be. But while you're going through the eye and hauling on the halyard the bow goes right through, the main - such as it is - starts working, the battens foul the lazy jacks. You're goofed. I tried everything today but could not get the main up. Why? There must be a way, surely?