sailoppopotamus
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What is the purpose of these things on my pulpit other than to chafe the headsail? I haven't seen them on another boat, and really want to take them off.
What is this on my pulpit?
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Roberto
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They are/were intended to keep the lazy halyards.
Stork_III
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Harness clip on point while working on the headsail?
Boathook
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Not strong enough imho.
sailoppopotamus
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I wouldn't clip in there, looks way too flimsy.
This is plausible, thanks. Presumably to stop them banging against the mast when anchored/moored, or temporarily just before hoisting a spinnaker, I imagine. Otherwise the lazy halyard would interfere with the genoa.
Bobc
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Clip your halyards on them when moored, and clip you kite guys and sheets to them when not in use
Poignard
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Sooner you than me! ?
Poignard
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I always thought they were for the spinnaker halyard when not in use.
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Daydream believer
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Spinnaker guys/sheets when the Spinnaker is in a bag on the foredeck getting ready to hoist. If a clip is shackled to them the sheets can be taken round the forestay & to the sail Then it takes the weight off the actual sail to stop it accidentally pulling out of the bag. When ready to hoist the clips are released & the sheets/ guys are immediately ready to deploy. They can also be used to leave the sheets/guys in place, but ready,when the spinnaker is not fitted. Just means the crew in the cockpit can pull them in a bit to stop them flapping around on the side deck.
PS have you got a wood burner at home? I see that you have gathered a lump of flotsam & placed on the foredeck ready to take home
PS have you got a wood burner at home? I see that you have gathered a lump of flotsam & placed on the foredeck ready to take home
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Spirit (of Glenans)
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...and clip the main halyard to the pushpit.
Spirit (of Glenans)
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Whyever not, they would only be hand-tight?
Spirit (of Glenans)
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I thought that's what the jackstays were for.
sailoppopotamus
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PS have you got a wood burner at home? I see that you have gathered a lump of flotsam & placed on the foredeck ready to take home
How dare you insult my precious gangway! I'll only forgive you because your post was otherwise very useful.
Boathook
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A harness clip only hand tight ? Possibly until you fall overboard, etc or are you referring to halyard's which I wasn't.
Spirit (of Glenans)
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Sorry, that reply was meant for Stork 111.
DanTribe
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I thought it was a redneck spinnaker pole.
