What size cruising chute sheets?

[richardsnowstar]

When I bought my boat it had a cruising chute but no sheets. I want to buy some sheets but am not sure what diameter to buy. The boat is a Southerly 115, 37 feet long. Can anyone recommend a good diameter for the shets?

 

[sailorman]

When I bought my boat it had a cruising chute but no sheets. I want to buy some sheets but am not sure what diameter to buy. The boat is a Southerly 115, 37 feet long. Can anyone recommend a good diameter for the shets?

14m/m > 16 m/m matt braid on braid

 

[richardsnowstar]

14m/m > 16 m/m matt braid on braid

Thanks for the advice. This seems quite large. Should I consider getting a second set for light airs?

 

[sailorman]

Thanks for the advice. This seems quite large. Should I consider getting a second set for light airs?

what ever you fancy.
i have a similar size boat with a large tri radial CC

 

[ghostlymoron]

have a look on here. i'd guess the same size as spinnaker sheets. 10 - 14mm http://www.jimmygreen.co.uk/p/techn...ical-articles-/sheets-and-halyards-size-guide

 

[pvb]

14mm is a nice size to handle.

 

[Debenair]

Ludicrously oversized.
Nigel Theadom of Rig Magic advised me to go for 8mm melange for the A5 on my SO 36i, and he was dead right -as usual.

 

[Kurrawong_Kid]

Ring the sailmaker and ask for advice. Also consider the size of the turning blocks you intend to use.

 

[Ludd]

Ring the sailmaker and ask for advice. Also consider the size of the turning blocks you intend to use.

Good advice . I use 10mm ---light so it doesn't drag on the sail in light winds,which is when the CC gets used,and OK to handle .

 

[charles_reed]

When I bought my boat it had a cruising chute but no sheets. I want to buy some sheets but am not sure what diameter to buy. The boat is a Southerly 115, 37 feet long. Can anyone recommend a good diameter for the shets?

10mm minimum, 12mm probabaly.

It's not the strength, but ease of grasping which dictates the diameter of sheets/guys, conversely you need the lightest you can make do with to ensure it flies in light winds.

 

[duncan99210]

We use 12mm on Rampage, 'cos they're nice to handle. Oh, Bavaria 38 for size comparison.

 

[ghostlymoron]

Ludicrously oversized.
Nigel Theadom of Rig Magic advised me to go for 8mm melange for the A5 on my SO 36i, and he was dead right -as usual.

8mm would cut your hands terribly.

 

[charles_reed]

8mm would cut your hands terribly.

Not if you wear gloves and have full use of your hands - but 8mm is taking the lightweight aspect to extreme ends.
As I don't wear gloves and have arthritis 8mm is definitely no-go for me and is far too small to fit any of my self-tailers.

Don't have a "cruising chute" but do have 2 spinnakers and a proper asymmetric genniker.

 

[Ric]

When I bought my boat it had a cruising chute but no sheets. I want to buy some sheets but am not sure what diameter to buy. The boat is a Southerly 115, 37 feet long. Can anyone recommend a good diameter for the shets?

Whatever is correct for the winch that you will use to control the sheets.

 

[john_morris_uk]

10mm minimum, 12mm probabaly.

It's not the strength, but ease of grasping which dictates the diameter of sheets/guys, conversely you need the lightest you can make do with to ensure it flies in light winds.

I agree 100%

If you really find that you want to fly it in ghosting conditions, get some very thin string with plastic shackles, but my feeling is that you won't use the thin lines very often.