sunvista wrote:
goldencove wrote:
This is a neew boat to me, it is the slug that just does not reach the hook on the mast. The mast is all aluminum. All the rigging was with the boat so I am assuming it is the right halyard. I did buy the sails seperatley off e-bay. I will rig it after dinner and tip the boat as ET Hobieguy has suggested and report back what I find. Downhaul was completley released so that is not it.
I wouldn't assume anything on a 1981 boat. Many older boats are collections of parts from many boats (mine is). So you are saying the sail goes all the way up to the mast head but the slug doesn't reach the catch? Your all aluminum mast should be using the
wire halyard. The rope halyard is mostly rope with about 18 inches of wire at the end. The wire halyard uses about 10-15 feet of wire tied to another 10 or 15 feet of rope.
Good points, sunvista....I was assuming from the first post that the main wasn't going all the way up to the masthead, and your point about mismatched parts on older boats is well taken. A few more related thoughts.....
All aluminum masthead should have one larger sheeve; comptip has two smaller ones, and the correct halyard is required as mentioned above. Too much batten tension (per MM above) or not pointing directly into the wind can make difficult become nearly impossible. Also, raising the sail without the boom attached makes it much easier. Those last few inches are the most difficult, and it may not just one major problem mentioned in this thread, but a cumulative of several smaller ones.
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