Gludy's New Mainsail Reefing System - Dispute

[Gludy]

I'm surprised it took an Atlantic crossing to discover the failings.

Fair point.
We we really novices as regards rigging and never dreamed that St Francis Marine would foist onto us such a dysfunctional system telling us we would get used to it. The wool was pulled over our eyes.

The problems occurred very early in the crossing and we managed to go most of the way with no main up and either the gennaker or the screacher providing an average of 200 Nm a day throughout the crossing.

The boat is still our first choice for design and performance and now we are forging ahead fixing the issues we will end up with the boat of our dreams - we hope

 

[Gludy]

St Francis Marine and I are now in confidential talks to try to settle all matters.
I believe the attempt is genuine so I shall not be posting any more posts on this topic until the talks are over.

 

[taz]

St Francis Marine and I are now in confidential talks to try to settle all matters.
I believe the attempt is genuine so I shall not be posting any more posts on this topic until the talks are over.

Thank fook for that

Seriously, I hope you get the right result.....for everybody concerned.

 

[pvb]

St Francis Marine and I are now in confidential talks to try to settle all matters.
I believe the attempt is genuine so I shall not be posting any more posts on this topic until the talks are over.

Congratulations! Make sure they replace that plastic guard which the line had rubbed on (the one you posted 2 pictures of originally), that would really bug me.

 

[DaveS]

I never thought that I would contribute to this thread, since boats of this sort are way out of my reach. However:

- Regarding bearings in blocks. It isn't necessarily the case that bearings are best. There are definitely best for heavy dynamic loads eg. sheets, but I know some manufacturers don't recommend bearings for high static loads eg. halyards because it can create flat spots on the bearings, rendering them useless. Reefing lines fit somewhere in between, so no bearings isn't necessarily bad.

When you say "bearings" do you mean ball / roller bearings as opposed to plain bearings? If so, I can entirely go along with your comment, and agree that plain bearings are superior for high static loads. Otherwise, if you really mean no bearings rather than plain bearings, well...

 

[Ubergeekian]

Congratulations! Make sure they replace that plastic guard which the line had rubbed on (the one you posted 2 pictures of originally), that would really bug me.

Or spent the five minutes with a file necessary to reshape it appropriately.

 

[rwoofer]

I never thought that I would contribute to this thread, since boats of this sort are way out of my reach. However:



When you say "bearings" do you mean ball / roller bearings as opposed to plain bearings? If so, I can entirely go along with your comment, and agree that plain bearings are superior for high static loads. Otherwise, if you really mean no bearings rather than plain bearings, well...

Yes, mean ball bearings more specifically. Rollers are a bit more resilient than balls, but can still suffer.

 

[Boo2]

St Francis Marine and I are now in confidential talks to try to settle all matters.
I believe the attempt is genuine so I shall not be posting any more posts on this topic until the talks are over.

Good luck !

Boo2