tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post3776576825526857549..comments2024-03-18T10:29:20.125-08:00Comments on TriloBoat Talk: Wind, Course and Sail: A First LookDave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-79055739837773644712015-07-01T08:49:15.723-08:002015-07-01T08:49:15.723-08:00Hi Peter,
We threw money at it (ouch indeed!) usi...Hi Peter,<br /><br />We threw money at it (ouch indeed!) using Ronstan blocks. Series 40, as I recall, though they may have been 50s. JR has generally light loads, and we don't sail offshore (days to months off constant use), so the smaller rigging blocks suffice. Larger diameter sheaves on the halyards, though, likely pay off in longer line life. <br /><br />If circumstances hadn't rushed us, we'd planned to build them. We had materials for building Purple Heart, plywood or aluminum cheeks, rope stripped. <br /><br />Good info on DIY blocks in THE MARLINESPIKE SAILOR by H. G. Smith. <br /><br />Hope this helps!<br /><br />Dave ZDave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-53010275522830041532015-07-01T07:09:58.029-08:002015-07-01T07:09:58.029-08:00Not quite on topic, but closest here of the most r...Not quite on topic, but closest here of the most recent postings... I'm struggling to find an inexpensive, KISS DIY option for the halyard on a 35' (over all length) mast lifting the yard on an appropriately sized split junk rig. The only word I can apply to pricing the triple and double pulley blocks I've found is "ouch". Where did you go for the rig on the Slacktide (or where do you plan to go for the rig on the Wayard)? Do you choose winches, instead? I'm still looking, but anything you might say here or at peterthooper_swirl_gmail_period_com would help.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074125801234414010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-20316240043814528782015-05-19T17:56:07.974-08:002015-05-19T17:56:07.974-08:00Hi Ed,
How true. Wind(s) is(are) nothing if not f...Hi Ed,<br /><br />How true. Wind(s) is(are) nothing if not fickle.<br /><br />But still, it can (mostly) only blow from one direction at any one moment. Learn how to be in that now, and the rest is easy!<br /><br />Wishing that all yours be fair,<br /><br />Dave ZDave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-18503338370258171752015-05-19T14:26:31.012-08:002015-05-19T14:26:31.012-08:00Sounds simple and it is.... However the phrase &q...Sounds simple and it is.... However the phrase "the wind" is not quite right. It should read "the winds". The winds are rarely stable and usually vary in direction and strenght. This makes sailing constant challenge and seldom boring.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071679309100275155noreply@blogger.com