jimi
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I've got a tri sail but cannot see myself using it at all unless I have a dedicated mast track. What's involved in getting one of these, and is it worth it?
Trisail mast track
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Swagman
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I carried a Trisail for 25 years racing offshore - and never used one!
I thought Sods law would show if I did not have one - it would be needed, but so far and fingers still crossed I've gone for a third reef on my latest cruiser and found no use for that either.
Adding an additional external trisail track alongside the existing maintrack is not overly hard - you buy the needed profile and rivet or screw it up the mast. Suggestion - if you do fit one - bend the track / profile around the gooseneck and down almost to the deck level and gate it there.
Theory is when you need to go forward to bend on such a sail - you'll probably prefer to do that seated with the track close alongside!
Cheers
JOHN
I thought Sods law would show if I did not have one - it would be needed, but so far and fingers still crossed I've gone for a third reef on my latest cruiser and found no use for that either.
Adding an additional external trisail track alongside the existing maintrack is not overly hard - you buy the needed profile and rivet or screw it up the mast. Suggestion - if you do fit one - bend the track / profile around the gooseneck and down almost to the deck level and gate it there.
Theory is when you need to go forward to bend on such a sail - you'll probably prefer to do that seated with the track close alongside!
Cheers
JOHN
Kilter
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I've got a tri sail but cannot see myself using it at all unless I have a dedicated mast track. What's involved in getting one of these, and is it worth it?
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On the last boat we had a tri and never used it but then she was a tradewind and could soak up the nasty stuff with ease. had the 3rd reef in a few times and on one occasion on passage from Azores to UK got a really nasty blow that had us just under storm jib. We were fine until the aries broke, after that hand steering was a tad trying!
I've got a tri sail but cannot see myself using it at all unless I have a dedicated mast track. What's involved in getting one of these, and is it worth it?
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On the last boat we had a tri and never used it but then she was a tradewind and could soak up the nasty stuff with ease. had the 3rd reef in a few times and on one occasion on passage from Azores to UK got a really nasty blow that had us just under storm jib. We were fine until the aries broke, after that hand steering was a tad trying!
DeeGee
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I've got a tri sail but cannot see myself using it at all unless I have a dedicated mast track. What's involved in getting one of these, and is it worth it?
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On the last boat we had a tri and never used it but then she was a tradewind and could soak up the nasty stuff with ease. had the 3rd reef in a few times and on one occasion on passage from Azores to UK got a really nasty blow that had us just under storm jib. We were fine until the aries broke, after that hand steering was a tad trying!
[/ QUOTE ]I have a storm-jib, used once. I have a suspicion that I would rather be faffing around at the mast than on the foredeck hanking on the storm-jib. It made me REALLY seasick when we used it (I like the sitting idea, I havent granny bars). I'd be interested to know how much fitting the track cost on a 35/36ft-er.
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I've got a tri sail but cannot see myself using it at all unless I have a dedicated mast track. What's involved in getting one of these, and is it worth it?
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On the last boat we had a tri and never used it but then she was a tradewind and could soak up the nasty stuff with ease. had the 3rd reef in a few times and on one occasion on passage from Azores to UK got a really nasty blow that had us just under storm jib. We were fine until the aries broke, after that hand steering was a tad trying!
[/ QUOTE ]I have a storm-jib, used once. I have a suspicion that I would rather be faffing around at the mast than on the foredeck hanking on the storm-jib. It made me REALLY seasick when we used it (I like the sitting idea, I havent granny bars). I'd be interested to know how much fitting the track cost on a 35/36ft-er.
Phoenix of Hamble
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will the Tri still hoist with that much bend in the track?
Swagman
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will the Tri still hoist with that much bend in the track?
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Yes - provided of course the bend is not too severe to jam the slugs. It was quite a common way of setting them up especially for the southern ocean type sailing and I note even today Harken are adapting the idea to have a railway type junction so ball car slugs can stack up lower down the mast.
Remember also there is relatively little load on the slugs etc until the sail is hoisted up the mast - by which time it is well above such a bend.
Cheers
JOHN
will the Tri still hoist with that much bend in the track?
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Yes - provided of course the bend is not too severe to jam the slugs. It was quite a common way of setting them up especially for the southern ocean type sailing and I note even today Harken are adapting the idea to have a railway type junction so ball car slugs can stack up lower down the mast.
Remember also there is relatively little load on the slugs etc until the sail is hoisted up the mast - by which time it is well above such a bend.
Cheers
JOHN
Redmond
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Just had one fitted to a 40 ft boat using an antal track on a reckman mast. Cost 500 plus cars at 28 each (need 5) the reckman mast has sholders which forced the bend arround the goosneck to be tight and the cars are stiff going round it. The track comes down to the deck with the plan being that the sail can be fitted bagged and lashed to the foot of the mast until needed. Not used it yet
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