Jaysen's Helms 24

[Jaysen]

Always a bit of silicone in the track while re-hoisting.

Funny thing... two tracks on the furler. That seems odd to me.

We used the spray silicone on the J. But we did the whole on/off every sail. Same stuff for sails being left on?

[Jaysen]

Today is “secondary motor acquisition day”.

I have acquired a 2004 Mercury 9.9 long. Verified running. Heading north to Maryland Monday/Tuesday with installation on Lil Bit More Thursday/Friday.

[cape man]

Whooo Hoooo!

[terrulian]

Not that unusual to have two tracks. Possible uses: quick headsail change, or twin headsails for running.

[VT_Jeff]

My furler has 2 tracks also. I can hoist a new sail before lowering the working one. Done it 0 times.

My suspicion would be that a sail maker would work from the boat/rig dimensions and not sail measurements, I'll be interested to know which is the case.

Good news on the new motor, just dont overfill the oil like some total morons on this board have been known to do.

[Jaysen]

The problem with raise before lower is that the upper drum rides the track down. There’s really no way to use the second track without lowering the current sail.

I like the idea of wings for running. Seems a tad bit easier than a proper spin (which I have).

Triple check the evap can and input manifold. I bet you are filled up and aren’t venting the case.

[VT_Jeff]

The problem with raise before lower is that the upper drum rides the track down. There’s really no way to use the second track without lowering the current sail.

I like the idea of wings for running. Seems a tad bit easier than a proper spin (which I have).

Triple check the evap can and input manifold. I bet you are filled up and aren’t venting the case.

Interesting on the upper drum. I need to get back on my boat before I open my mouth again.

I think you may be on to something on the oil question, I got a similar response on thumpertalk, going to run that down. Appreciate it!

[terrulian]

It hurts nothing to hoist a single headsail on an extrusion with two slots.
We ran double poled-out headsails off the wind: one was the genoa on a furler, and the other was a light nylon 125 with a wire luff that we hoisted behind the headstay and just shackled to a fitting on the deck. This system was amazingly adjustable and versatile.

[Jaysen]

We haven’t run sails back up yet. Cover for main needs repaired. No starboard winch for jib. Although I may “make it work” Saturday and run the sails up because ...

I’ll be running from Savannah to DC over the next 48hr to retrieve the motor! I’ve heard it run via net and sounds ok. Going to give it a go over tomorrow AM before loading it. Guy says we can put it on a dinghy. He runs a store that sells parts off of boats that are DOA so I’ll look for a few other things at discount prices while I’m there. Bonus that he is providing me a 30d return if the motor doesn’t work. It’s a bit of a drive but still cheaper than I can get a used one local.

[Jeff]

Drive safe Jaysen!!! Jeff