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Luff / Throat hauling parrels

  • 03 Dec 2012 20:20
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    Reply # 1151522 on 1151464
    Anonymous member
    Barry & Meps / Stellrecht & Schulte wrote:I'm half-way through rigging Flutterby's new sails, and I want to rig some sort of Luff hauling parrel or throat hauling parrel. But I'm out of hardware to route the lines back from the masts to the cockpit. PJR shows a fixed throat hauling parrel going around the mast from the yard to the highest sheeted batten.

    Any thoughts on what the fixed line would do for me? I'll be back later with a report of what happens.
    Brief answer - not enough, because your masts have an appreciable taper. I don't see an alternative to an effective luff/throat hauling parrel.
  • 03 Dec 2012 19:18
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    Message # 1151464
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    I'm half-way through rigging Flutterby's new sails, and I want to rig some sort of Luff hauling parrel or throat hauling parrel. But I'm out of hardware to route the lines back from the masts to the cockpit. PJR shows a fixed throat hauling parrel going around the mast from the yard to the highest sheeted batten.

    Any thoughts on what the fixed line would do for me? I'll be back later with a report of what happens.
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