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Post by Alexandria452 on Jan 16, 2012 19:28:41 GMT
The mainsail clew blew out in 25 kts of wind ...  |
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Post by davideso37 on Jan 17, 2012 4:50:15 GMT
Looks like UV light has got to the stitching. I recommend a UV cover to protect this part of the main.
Regards
David
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Post by MartyB on Jan 17, 2012 5:46:17 GMT
At least you were out sailing! I have not been out except to move my boat to and from my reg slip to the guest dock where I had 3000 xmas lights on her for the month of december.......the last three days it has been snowing, a local race was done saturday in the snow from what I understand...........
Marty
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Post by Alexandria452 on Jan 17, 2012 13:23:56 GMT
David, Thanks for the advice ... I think I may just do that.
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Post by hoppy on Jan 17, 2012 21:38:17 GMT
That pretty minor compared to what happened to Costa Concordia on the 13th
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Post by tedp on Jan 18, 2012 11:07:23 GMT
And mind you, the world is said to perish in 2012! ;D
Sorry about your sail, hope you can get it fixed soon.
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Post by MartyB on Jan 19, 2012 2:51:05 GMT
And mind you, the world is said to perish in 2012! ;D Sorry about your sail, hope you can get it fixed soon. says who!  |
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Post by Don Reaves on Jan 19, 2012 10:32:22 GMT
Same guys who said it would end (twice) in 2011, and finally decided to save face and declared that it had, in fact, ended the second time! |
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Post by MartyB on Jan 19, 2012 17:28:56 GMT
Same guys who said it would end (twice) in 2011, and finally decided to save face and declared that it had, in fact, ended the second time! So i the world DID end as said, this must be the beginning of the new world!  ;D ;D or the beginning of the end!  ;D ;D or be glad this did not happen on Friday the 13th!  |
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Post by Alexandria452 on Jan 20, 2012 11:21:56 GMT
Marty, ouch ... How did this happen?
I am happy to report that the sail has been fixed. The damage was $70 and 3 nights of the empty furler banging inside the mast!! I am not the most popular guy around the marina this week.
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Post by MartyB on Jan 20, 2012 16:58:25 GMT
That was a "hold my beer watch this" moment! We were going around the race mark in 30-40 knot winds, double reefed when I realized the current was pushing me towards the mark to port, tired to go starboard a bit, wind caught the boom, major hard gybe full from one side to the other, boom snapped after hitting the lower port shroud.
no one was hurt, did bale on the race. We were looking forward to the return with a double reef main and seeing how a storm jib worked, but was not able to try it. We did later in some similar winds.
Marty
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Post by tedp on Jan 20, 2012 18:07:43 GMT
Marty, ouch ... How did this happen? I am happy to report that the sail has been fixed. The damage was $70 and 3 nights of the empty furler banging inside the mast!! I am not the most popular guy around the marina this week. Only $70? That's not too bad. Sailmakers over here would have charged you double. Anyway glad you survived Friday the 13th! Now on for the Maya Calendar Re - Marty's broken boom: an uncontrolled gybe in 30-40 knots? You were lucky not to lose your mast! |
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Post by MartyB on Jan 20, 2012 21:22:55 GMT
Ted,
Very true. Glad overall it was a US $700 complete boom replacement. Unfortunately, shipping from the US ZSpar outlet, was about as far as one can be in the US. Florida in the SE to Washington state in the NW! As you say, could have been way worst!
Marty
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