ways to rig a gybe preventer ....

o2sail

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After a very drunken evening in the local watering hole .... the conversation moved off top totty onto the best way to rig a gybe preventer .....

so ...... what are peoples thoughts ??

any suggestions ??
 

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<<End of boom to block on bow then back to cockpit so can be released quickly with out going forward.>> is undoubtedly best. The bow can seem a long way forward to release a line, esp if you are single handing and need to steer too!
 

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Chuffin heck ... only posted about 15 mins ago and already getting replies !!!

Sorry for not searching the forum first .... as I mentioned ... it has been a long night in the watering hole ....

how abojut this option :

take a mooring line ..... cleat off then 2 turns around the boom (after the kicker) then back to the cleat .....

I dont like the idea of going up on foredeck .... esp. after the amount of beer I've had tonight !! <grins>

seriously though ... apart from the potential un-natural force on the boom ....... whats wrong with my suggestion ?

Many thanks guys

look forward to some more replies :)
 

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Undoubtedly ABSOLUTELY correct BUT what you don't know about "o2sail" is that he can't even afford to buy his own fags and beer, let alone an extra block and double the amount of line!!!
And as for "single handing" ---- he does it all the time!!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

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WORDS fail me cloudnine !! (but at least my gybe preventer wont) !!

serious answers and comments to the gybe preventer issue please ........

failing that ... donations to my beer and fags fund would be greatfully received !!

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Here is a cheaper option - less line.

A line from the kicker point on the boom to a block on a stanchion base about level with the mast and then back along the outside deck to the mooring cleat within easy reach of the helm. May not be as strong as from the end of the boom but worked for me for 15 years nevertheless. Easy to use as I leave the two lines permanently rigged.
 

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Trouble is

If the wind speed and sea state dictate, the boom can crash around even well away from a gybe. Possibly a better reason for a gybe preventer than er preventing a gybe?
 

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Re: Don\'t bother.

>are you honestly saying you have never experienced an accidental gybe? If not, many congratulations!! If so, you must have thought you didn't want to experience it again.<

Got it in one. Accidental gybe in overfalls of St Catherines Point ripped a solid vang fitting off the boom - nasty mess. That was in a RTI and the same thing happened to a boat near us which lead to a crew member being helicoptered off with a broken skull.

Since then, unless the water is too narrow, I have preferred to reach-gybe-reach, generate some apparent and keep the headsail pulling.

I have sailed with a preventer, but getting the wind the wrong side of a 'prevented' boom can lead to more than spilled drinks.
 

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Re: Don\'t bother.

The geometry of my mast, boom and shrouds does not allow the boom to go forward more than about 45degrees to the centreline of the boat so sailing dead downwind is a no no as far as I am concerned so never go to more than a training run and then only in light airs and rarely much more than a broad reach.
 
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