Quick comment & Question, Recently had the opportunity to do lots of heavy weather practice. I prefer to reef the main, when Hove To but, I've been experiencing problems. Seems that when I have a 200 plus pound crew, sitting on the windward cockpit seat, Tipperary will lay still with minimal effort while I pull strings and mess with sail ties to reef the main. However, when I try the same maneuverer while singlehanding, she is not so predictable. I've tried jib adjustments, tiller and keel adjustments and still have a problem with her trying to round up when I'm putting a reef in. So, here's the question. Anyone else have similar experiences and what is the solution? I may provide my own answer after I load her for cruising. But, I'm curious to see if there is another fix. Thanks in advance... Bill M-17 #496 In Oregon at Howard Prairie Lake.
Bill..! Hope all is well. Are you still coming down this way sometime? I think John Edwards could probably answer your question, being the singlehander he is. Fair winds Bob (949) 489-8227 BILLAMICASR@aol.com wrote:
Quick comment & Question, Recently had the opportunity to do lots of heavy weather practice. I prefer to reef the main, when Hove To but, I've been experiencing problems. Seems that when I have a 200 plus pound crew, sitting on the windward cockpit seat, Tipperary will lay still with minimal effort while I pull strings and mess with sail ties to reef the main. However, when I try the same maneuverer while singlehanding, she is not so predictable. I've tried jib adjustments, tiller and keel adjustments and still have a problem with her trying to round up when I'm putting a reef in. So, here's the question. Anyone else have similar experiences and what is the solution? I may provide my own answer after I load her for cruising. But, I'm curious to see if there is another fix. Thanks in advance... Bill M-17 #496 In Oregon at Howard Prairie Lake. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
Bill, When I heave to, the c/b is down (although not sure that really matters much, as far as balance goes), the helm is tied to leeward, the jib sheeted to weather (done by leaving it sheeted while tacking), and the main eased so that most of it is in the shadow or lee of the jib. The lay of the boat can be adjusted by fooling with the mainsheet. That's what's worked for me anyway.... If you still have trouble with the boat rounding up, another thing you could try is to raise the rudder to reduce it's effectiveness. Tod M17 #408 BuscaBrisas -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of BILLAMICASR@aol.com Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 7:56 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Heaving To... Quick comment & Question, Recently had the opportunity to do lots of heavy weather practice. I prefer to reef the main, when Hove To but, I've been experiencing problems. Seems that when I have a 200 plus pound crew, sitting on the windward cockpit seat, Tipperary will lay still with minimal effort while I pull strings and mess with sail ties to reef the main. However, when I try the same maneuverer while singlehanding, she is not so predictable. I've tried jib adjustments, tiller and keel adjustments and still have a problem with her trying to round up when I'm putting a reef in. So, here's the question. Anyone else have similar experiences and what is the solution? I may provide my own answer after I load her for cruising. But, I'm curious to see if there is another fix. Thanks in advance... Bill M-17 #496 In Oregon at Howard Prairie Lake. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
Bill, Can't comment on the 17, but my M15 heaves to and stays put in strong winds, but only after swinging wildly back and forth for a while. Eventually she'll settle down, yawing gently back and forth. I have noticed though, that when I try to move she'll seem to swing wild again but, if I'm patient and move slow, she'll swing right back, tiller against jib. Question: have you let Tipperary go to see what she does ultimately? If your tiller is hard over and your jib back-winded, she should swing around again and behave, so long as you keep your main unloaded. Enjoy George On 6/27/05 5:56 AM, "BILLAMICASR@aol.com" <BILLAMICASR@aol.com> wrote:
Quick comment & Question, Recently had the opportunity to do lots of heavy weather practice. I prefer to reef the main, when Hove To but, I've been experiencing problems. Seems that when I have a 200 plus pound crew, sitting on the windward cockpit seat, Tipperary will lay still with minimal effort while I pull strings and mess with sail ties to reef the main. However, when I try the same maneuverer while singlehanding, she is not so predictable. I've tried jib adjustments, tiller and keel adjustments and still have a problem with her trying to round up when I'm putting a reef in. So, here's the question. Anyone else have similar experiences and what is the solution? I may provide my own answer after I load her for cruising. But, I'm curious to see if there is another fix. Thanks in advance... Bill M-17 #496 In Oregon at Howard Prairie Lake. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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