Line spools

  • 26 Sep 2024 21:07
    Reply # 13411484 on 13410418
    Anonymous member (Administrator)

    And then there is the bag method.

    When I dump Ingeborg's sail in about 5-7 seconds (35m rope) the halyard flies out of the bag with a speed of 5-7 m/s. Quite impressive!


    Arne

  • 26 Sep 2024 18:12
    Reply # 13411361 on 13410418

    Asmat- those spools under your cockpit bench look great. Nice spot!
    Paul- I made all my spools.. They are scrap stainless from my water tanks for the inside cheeks, welded to thin wall ss pipe. With larger plywood cheeks to make handling nicer. My dodger is indeed a hard frame, but with soft sides. It doubles as my solar arch, and boom gallows. I (just) have standing headroom under it. I have clear vinyl panels for the sides, which I could take off quickly in a blow, but are nice for those colder/rainy days in the Pacific Northwest. The dodger (being structural) was also an easy way to lower my engine in with a chain hoist.

    Best regards,

    Jonaven 

    Last modified: 27 Sep 2024 14:19 | Anonymous member
  • 25 Sep 2024 16:55
    Reply # 13410893 on 13410418

    My line spools aboard Branwen were at the forward end of the cockpit. The empty spool at right is for the 5 part main halyard and the fully wound one is for the mainsheet. The fore sheet occupies the tupperware box beside it and the tail of the 3 part fore halyard is short enough to be simply bundled away under the sprayhood. The second photo shows the board on which the spools are mounted pivoted down, keeping the companionway clear.

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  • 25 Sep 2024 11:18
    Reply # 13410717 on 13410418

    Hi Jonaven,

    Thanks for sharing, those spools are interesting! They appear to be self-made, may I ask how they've been built?

    Also, nice idea to have the wheel retractable! What is the height of your "hard dodger"? Can you stand upright below it?


    Cheers,

    Paul


  • 24 Sep 2024 17:58
    Message # 13410418

    I thought this might be of interest for others to see here. I thought it up while sailing my little 4m skiff and trying to deal with the clutter of so many lines in the cockpit. Beau now has 3 masts, and a lot of lines to keep tidy, especially as they are all led to the cockpit. The photo shows my reels forward, which are for the foresail, and everything for the mainsail except the sheet. (There are three extras, possibly for downhauls, or gybe preventers in time). The mainsail sheet and mizzen lines are spooled on a similar rod at the aft end of the dodger. After I’ve hauled and cleated lines, I simply ‘mouse’(by hand) the mess of line onto its spool. Everything is led through a turning block ahead of its cleat. Then, when it’s time to let out line, I simply uncleat the line and it spools out without foul. Often, for fun and effect, coming to an anchorage, I’ll drop all my sails (aside from the mizzen, so the boat will turn to wind) and anchor at once. Having uncleated all accessory lines, I can simply let go of the fore and mainsail halyard (at the same time I’ve told my crew to let fly the anchor) and everything flys off the spools in incredible time. It is quite fun to watch!

    cheers, jonaven

    oh. The helm above is on a pivot pole. Its hydraulic lines flex like those on an excavator. I haven’t quite got it perfect yet, but I’m working on it. It’s nice not to have the clutter of the wheel all the time!

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