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Sun Cat end boom sheeting

Posted By: Tom Ray
Date: 5/7/08 5:32a.m.

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In Response To: Can Suncat be "upgraded" to end-boom sheeting? (pic) (Rahn Lawton (2 Hobie Adventure Islands and close to buying another Suncat))

I like Mark M's solution best. The double-ended continuous sheet led to both corners has some problems already mentioned: keeping the ends more or less the same length requires a bit of attention to which one you last adjusted and how much, and the extra line and turns are not needed and add resistance when letting out the sail in light air. JimB mentioned the possibility of tangling the sheet around the engine, but I don't think that's likely. It stays in front of the gallows, so there's good separation. The tiller is in more danger of being snagged.
The companionway traveler also has some problems. It's in the way, can chomp fingers, is often across a passenger from the helmsman, and most important to me, it gets in the way of having a larger Bimini top. The last problem is somewhat shared by the current factory arrangement - the upwind part of the double ended sheet is draped across the Bimini when off the wind.
Mark's answer solves all the problems with both setups best, IMO. It has only one end, doesn't have any unnecessary mechanical advantage, has less overall length and is more likely to stay clear of the engine and the tiller, is out of the way of passengers, is near the helmsman, and will run to the side of a Bimini when off the wind. Way to go, Mark!

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Messages In This Thread

Can Suncat be "upgraded" to end-boom sheeting? -- Rahn Lawton (2 Hobie Adventure Islands and close to buying another Suncat) -- 5/4/08 6:13p.m.

Yes Sir Re....You don't need -- Mark Milam , Nonsuch 33, Suncat cabinless, Holder 20, Lafayette, LA. -- 5/4/08 7:07p.m.

gone sailing -- bob -- 5/5/08 7:45a.m.

Bob, we've had some nice spring weather here -- Vicki -- Victoria's Secret (2006 Sun Cat) -- 5/6/08 7:43a.m.

glad to hear U'r alive and well. have fun with the boat. -- geneWj,First Born & Teacher's Pet III. Bradenton,Fl. -- 5/6/08 8:39a.m.

Vicki: I'd pull the rudder out of its hole in the stern -- geneWj,First Born & Teacher's Pet III. Bradenton,Fl. -- 5/6/08 2:55p.m.

I never felt the opening in the tansom for the tiller... -- Jim B., deep south Texas -- 5/6/08 4:53p.m.

Jim: I defer to U as i have never sailed the boat type in question! -- geneWj,First Born & Teacher's Pet III. Bradenton,Fl. -- 5/6/08 8:07p.m.

Gene, you're too, too kind saying I'm not -- Vicki -- Victoria's Secret (2006 Sun Cat) -- 5/10/08 2:40a.m.

Thank You that is what I was implying. The pictures of U show a Smallish Lady -- geneWj,First Born & Teacher's Pet III. Bradenton,Fl. -- 5/10/08 8:03a.m.

Would it be possible... -- Travis Votaw, PILGRIM, the two-masted catboat, Edmond, OK -- 5/7/08 7:09a.m.

Tiller extension -- John- Suncat "Wanderer" in Ontario Canada -- 5/7/08 8:26a.m.

Hinged tiller - good idea -- Tom Ray -- 5/7/08 5:39p.m.

Travis, cutting up the tiller is something I saw -- Vicki -- Victoria's Secret (2006 Sun Cat) -- 5/10/08 2:38a.m.

OPP's my fiinger! Vicki: Why not come to Chat, U'd be more than welcome. -- geneWj,First Born & Teacher's Pet III. Bradenton,Fl. -- 5/10/08 8:28a.m.

Gene, what the heck is CHAT?! I'm pretty computer illiterate also. -- Vicki -- Victoria's Secret (2006 Sun Cat) -- 5/11/08 9:48a.m.

gone sailing -- bob -- 5/9/08 5:17p.m.

New SunCat sheeting -- Craig D, SunCat, Cattitude, Finger Lakes -- 5/5/08 5:24a.m.

My fix, possible solution -- John- Suncat "Wanderer" in Ontario Canada -- 5/5/08 6:04a.m.

Been There, Done That On My Sun Cat..... -- Gerald -- 5/5/08 7:08a.m.

Time will tell! -- Craig D, Suncat, "Cattitude", Finger Lakes -- 5/5/08 10:28a.m.

raising sail on suncat -- graham parker -- 8/1/08 10:03a.m.

You're not paranoid... a few of us regularly have trouble -- Victoria's Secret -- 8/1/08 10:49a.m.

raising sail on suncat -- graham parker -- 8/1/08 12:17p.m.

raising sail -- Dick Herman, Muddy Duck- -- 8/1/08 12:55p.m.

raising mainsail -- Tom Morgan -- 8/1/08 1:23p.m.

Raising sail -- Dave, Sun Cat #103, Grand Haven, MI -- 8/1/08 2:49p.m.

A topping lift or lazy jacks will help -- Carl, Horizon Cat/Picnic Cat, Central Texas -- 8/1/08 3:29p.m.

raising sail -- bob -- 8/1/08 3:54p.m.

Bob is right. The long pin -- Tom Ray -- 8/1/08 7:27p.m.

long pin -- bob -- 8/2/08 7:57a.m.

Dave, a buntline hitch instead of the bowline . . . -- George Haycraft, Picnic Cat #29 -- 8/1/08 6:49p.m.

go to www.grogono.com for visual how to tie knots! -- geneWj,First Born & Teacher's Pet III. Bradenton,Fl. -- 8/1/08 10:21p.m.

suncat sail -- bob -- 8/2/08 8:12a.m.

raising suncat sails- single handed -- graham parker -- 8/3/08 4:46p.m.

I like to just drift, actually -- Carl, Horizon Cat/Picnic Cat, Central Texas -- 8/4/08 6:04a.m.

Graham, I keep the rudder positioned with a -- Victoria's Secret -- 8/7/08 9:32a.m.

Sun Cat end boom sheeting -- Tom Ray -- 5/7/08 5:32a.m.

Thanks Tom.....Coonass engineering at work, Like -- Mark Milam , Nonsuch 33, Suncat cabinless, Holder 20, Lafayette, LA. -- 5/7/08 7:15p.m.

I could not help but notice the tiller extension on the seat, Mark -- geneWj,First Born & Teacher's Pet III. Bradenton,Fl. -- 5/7/08 7:22p.m.

Yep, The Girls don't like it.......I can't be -- Mark Milam , Nonsuch 33, Suncat cabinless, Holder 20, Lafayette, LA. -- 5/7/08 9:07p.m.

Update/Correction -- Tom Ray -- 5/9/08 4:48p.m.

U'r only about 50 miles south of me! -- geneWj,First Born & Teacher's Pet III. Bradenton,Fl. -- 5/9/08 6:56p.m.

End-Boom Sheeting Followup -- John Fiedler (First Day Sailing MOXIE) -- 5/10/08 5:11a.m.

Mine snags the cleats every once in a while -- Carl, Horizon Cat/Picnic Cat, Central Texas -- 5/10/08 10:38a.m.

SunCat End Boom Sheeting -- Lee Copp (Mills Sun Cat 17) -- 8/8/08 5:37a.m.

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